Boys' name · peaked in 1994
Deon name popularity since 1925
16,905 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Deon (9.5% girls, 90.5% boys). Half of them were born in 1992 or earlier, so the typical Deon is about 34 years old in 2026. Deon peaked in 1994 as the #473 name for boys, and it was outside the top 1,000 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 16,905
- Named Deon, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- Not top 1,000
- #1,383 for boys in 2025
- Girls / boys
- 90.5% boys
- 1,598 girls · 15,307 boys
- Most popular in
- Michigan
- 2.27× its national share
Peak year is the year Deon made up the largest share of US boys, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Deon births per year, 1925–2025
1994 was the biggest year for Deon both by count and as a share of all babies.
- Fastest rise: Between 1966 and 1971, Deon became 1.8× more common, from 1 in 12,500 baby boys to 1 in 7,070.
- Steepest fall: Between 1996 and 2001, its share of baby boys fell by 43%, from 1 in 4,770 to 1 in 8,300.
Shaded on the chart. Both compare Deon's share of all US boys five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Deon.
Decade by decade
Babies named Deon in each decade, and its rank among boys' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 35 | 30 | – |
| 1930s | 157 | 104 | #3,026 |
| 1940s | 117 | 106 | #3,430 |
| 1950s | 263 | 148 | #2,241 |
| 1960s | 287 | 1,130 | #867 |
| 1970s | 378 | 2,401 | #518 |
| 1980s | 176 | 2,311 | #560 |
| 1990s | 126 | 3,673 | #483 |
| 2000s | 47 | 2,553 | #830 |
| 2010s | 7 | 1,938 | #1,020 |
| 2020–25 | 5 | 913 | #1,383 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 boys that year, so they can go past 1,000.
Generation fingerprint
29.7% of babies named Deon from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Millennial years (1981–1996). The full split by generation:
Where Deon is most popular
The index compares Deon's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Deon.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Michigan | 2.27× | 1,085 |
| Maryland | 2.12× | 403 |
| Illinois | 2.10× | 1,276 |
| Florida | 2.01× | 906 |
| Georgia | 1.95× | 672 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Deon's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Deon.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Deon (1994).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data