How Many People Are Named Deshon?
An estimated 2,612 people in the United States have the first name Deshon. It is predominantly male (93.9%). The average bearer is 31 years old, and Deshon peaked in popularity in 1997 with 99 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Deshon 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 Deshon paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
2,612
About 1 in 131,223 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
93.9% confidence
Average Age
31
years old
Peak Year
1997
99 births
Total Registered
2,703
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Deshon
Deshon is predominantly male (93.9%), though 166 female births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Deshon as a male name
Ranked #7,865 in 2024
10 male births in 2024
Peak: 1997 (94 births)
Deshon as a female name
Ranked #14,767 in 1998
5 female births in 1998
Peak: 1970 (18 births)
Deshon: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Deshon span from the 1960s to the 2020s, covering 7 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 853 babies were registered. Deshon has declined significantly from its peak in the 1990s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Deshon by Decade
How has Deshon 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.
Deshon by State
Birth registrations for Deshon span all 16 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Illinois, Georgia. The lowest are in Virginia, South Carolina, Maryland. On average, about 54 Deshons were registered per state.
Deshon + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Deshon as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Deshon
Other first names starting with D with a similar number of bearers.
Deshon: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Deshon?
We estimate approximately 2,612 people named Deshon 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 131,223 Americans share this first name.
Is Deshon a common name?
Deshon is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 94.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 2,703 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Deshon most popular?
Deshon reached peak popularity in 1997, when 99 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Deshon is approximately 31 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Deshon a male name?
Deshon is predominantly male. 93.9% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Deshon Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Deshon Smith, Deshon Johnson, Deshon 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 0 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau estimate. Full methodology.
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