How Many People Are Named Deonna?
An estimated 3,546 people in the United States have the first name Deonna. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 33 years old, and Deonna peaked in popularity in 1997 with 108 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Deonna as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Deonna paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
3,546
About 1 in 96,659 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
99.9% confidence
Average Age
33
years old
Peak Year
1997
108 births
Total Registered
3,752
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Deonna
Deonna is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 3,752 total births registered, 99.9% were female.
Deonna as a male name
Ranked #8,194 in 1989
5 male births in 1989
Peak: 1989 (5 births)
Deonna as a female name
Ranked #6,982 in 2024
16 female births in 2024
Peak: 1997 (108 births)
Deonna: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Deonna span from the 1940s to the 2020s, covering 9 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 974 babies were registered. Deonna has declined significantly from its peak in the 1990s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Deonna by Decade
How has Deonna tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Deonna by State
Birth registrations for Deonna span all 20 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Illinois, Ohio. The lowest are in South Carolina, Massachusetts, Kentucky. On average, about 65 Deonnas were registered per state.
Deonna + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Deonna as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Deonna
Other first names starting with D with a similar number of bearers.
Deonna: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Deonna?
We estimate approximately 3,546 people named Deonna are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 96,659 Americans share this first name.
Is Deonna a common name?
Deonna is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 95.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 3,752 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Deonna most popular?
Deonna reached peak popularity in 1997, when 108 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Deonna is approximately 33 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Deonna a female name?
Deonna is predominantly female. 99.9% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Deonna Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Deonna Smith, Deonna Johnson, Deonna Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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