Unisex name ★ peaked 1994

Deon

Gender Unisex · 10% girls Rank 2025 #1,383 Trend ↓ Falling 10%
Rank 2025
#1,383
among boys · ↓69 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
133
named Deon · -10% vs 2024
How common
1 in 12,843
boys born in 2025
Peak year
1994
471 babies
All-time total
16,988
#961 all-time among boys
First recorded
1913
in Social Security records

Deon popularity over time

16,988 babies have been named Deon since 1913, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.060.130.190.2518801900192019401960198020002020BoysGirls
BoysGirls

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – – – –
1890s – – – – – –
1900s – – – – – –
1910s 39 – 39 4 – –
1920s 68 41 109 11 +179% #3,050
1930s 157 104 261 26 +139% #1,531
1940s 117 106 223 22 -15% #1,708
1950s 263 148 411 41 +84% #1,426
1960s 287 1,130 1,417 142 +245% #510
1970s 378 2,401 2,779 278 +96% #487
1980s 176 2,311 2,487 249 -11% #509
1990s 126 3,673 3,799 380 +53% #473
2000s 47 2,553 2,600 260 -32% #607
2010s 7 1,938 1,945 195 -25% #879
2020s (to 2025) 5 913 918 153 -21% #1,140

Where Deon is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 boys (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 boys Implied rank
2026 130 0.08 outside top 500
2027 128 0.07 outside top 500
2028 126 0.07 outside top 500
2029 124 0.07 outside top 500
2030 123 0.07 outside top 500

Where Deon is most popular

Boys named Deon per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.088 per 1,000. Strongest in Louisiana, Mississippi, and Georgia.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are boys named Deon born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Boys 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
Louisiana 24 0.235 +166%
Mississippi 12 0.211 +140%
Georgia 44 0.174 +97%
Florida 74 0.156 +77%
Missouri 17 0.123 +39%
Ohio 29 0.109 +24%
Illinois 24 0.094 +7%
Michigan 19 0.093 +5%
Texas 81 0.092 ≈ national
Virginia 16 0.084 ≈ national
Maryland 10 0.084 -5%
North Carolina 20 0.078 -11%
California 69 0.075 -14%
Connecticut 5 0.074 -16%
New York 30 0.069 -21%
Pennsylvania 12 0.045 -49%
Indiana 5 0.031 -65%
Arizona 5 0.031 -65%
Tennessee 5 0.028 -69%
Alaska – – –
Alabama – – –
Arkansas – – –
Colorado – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Iowa – – –
Idaho – – –
Kansas – – –
Kentucky – – –
Massachusetts – – –
Maine – – –
Minnesota – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Jersey – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
Oklahoma – – –
Oregon – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Carolina – – –
South Dakota – – –
Utah – – –
Vermont – – –
Washington – – –
Wisconsin – – –
West Virginia – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Deon

Deon is uncommon for boys in the United States, ranked #1,383 in 2025 with 133 babies given the name. It is currently declining compared with a decade ago.

Since 1913, 16,988 American babies have been named Deon, about 90% boys and 10% girls, making it a genuinely unisex name. Its peak came in 1994, when 471 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 1990s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Deon stood among all boys' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Deon?

The median living Deon is about 32 years old; half are between 20 and 47. An estimated 16 thousand people named Deon are alive in the United States today.

median 32 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Deon year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 – – 133 #1,383
2024 – – 148 #1,314
2023 5 #15,792 143 #1,329
2022 – – 160 #1,229
2021 – – 177 #1,140
2020 – – 152 #1,233
2019 7 #12,786 163 #1,182
2018 – – 178 #1,102
2017 – – 161 #1,165
2016 – – 185 #1,065
2015 – – 199 #1,020
2014 – – 198 #1,024
2013 – – 215 #936
2012 – – 201 #989
2011 – – 200 #982
2010 – – 238 #879
2009 6 #15,750 262 #830
2008 – – 265 #828
2007 – – 276 #785
2006 6 #15,640 237 #848
2005 – – 225 #830
2004 10 #10,110 220 #816
2003 11 #9,206 254 #723
2002 9 #10,451 263 #691
2001 – – 234 #743
2000 5 #15,691 317 #607
1995 10 #8,249 448 #483
1990 16 #5,620 334 #550
1985 21 #3,884 248 #560
1980 25 #3,346 277 #509
1975 44 #1,998 240 #518
1970 46 #1,883 279 #487
1965 32 #2,075 72 #867
1960 22 #2,588 54 #1,048
1955 28 #2,032 13 #2,241
1950 8 #4,038 8 #2,824
1945 20 #1,890 5 #3,430
1940 13 #2,330 10 #2,363
1935 16 #2,022 7 #3,026
1930 14 #2,337 6 #3,680
1925 5 #5,148 6 #3,846
1920 6 #4,516 – –
1915 12 #2,426 – –
1910 – – – –
1905 – – – –
1900 – – – –
1895 – – – –
1890 – – – –
1885 – – – –
1880 – – – –

Famous people named Deon

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Deon Burton Deon Burton English-Jamaican footballer (born 1976) Contemporary
  2. 2 Deon Meyer Deon Meyer South African crime/thriller novelist b. 1958 · Contemporary
  3. 3 Deon McCaulay Belizean footballer (born 1987) Contemporary
  4. 4 Deon Hemmings Jamaican hurdler (born 1968) Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Deon, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Deon?

The median living Deon is about 32 years old. Half of all living Deons are between 20 and 47 years old.

How many people named Deon are alive today?

An estimated 16 thousand people named Deon are alive in the United States, based on 16,988 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Deon in 2025?

Deon ranked #1,383 among boys' names in the United States in 2025, with 133 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Deon?

16,988 babies have been named Deon in the United States since 1913, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Deon most popular?

Deon peaked in 1994, when 471 newborns received the name.

Is Deon a boy or girl name?

Deon is used for both: about 10% of babies named Deon have been girls and 90% boys.

Is the name Deon rising or falling?

Deon is declining, less popular now than a decade ago.

Will Deon become more popular?

Deon is trending downward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 123 boys named Deon in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Deon?

Well-known people named Deon include Deon Burton (soccer player), Deon Meyer (writer), Deon McCaulay (soccer player).

Names like Deon

Names that sound and feel close to Deon: shared sounds, similar era, similar popularity. Each links to its full history.

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