Deon
Deon was the 1383rd most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 133 babies. Its best year was 1994, when it ranked 473rd with 456 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 363 places. More babies were named Deon in the 1990s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #1,383 boys, down 150 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 133boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1994456 babies
- Total since 1880
- 16,988babies recorded
Deon popularity since 1880
A few girls are given the name too: 1,670 since 1913.
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,383 | 133 |
| 2020 | #1,233 | 152 |
| 2010 | #879 | 238 |
| 2000 | #607 | 317 |
| 1990 | #550 | 334 |
| 1980 | #509 | 277 |
| 1970 | #487 | 279 |
| 1960 | #1,048 | 54 |
| 1950 | #2,824 | 8 |
| 1940 | #2,363 | 10 |
| 1930 | #3,680 | 6 |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Deon, counting every spelling?
Deon has no other common spelling that sounds the same. Counting every name's spellings together, it ranks #1,319 for boys in 2025, against #1,383 on the official list.
How many kids will share the name Deon?
133 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Deon (0.04 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Deon born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 63 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Deon.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Deon?
About 14,300 people born in the US named Deon are alive today, with a median age of 32; half are between 19 and 45. That makes Deon mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Deon by state
How common Deon was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Louisiana (2.7×), Georgia (2.0×), Florida (1.8×). In 32 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Deon: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Deon, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Deon
How popular is the name Deon?
Deon was the 1383rd most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 133 babies. Its best year was 1994, when it ranked 473rd with 456 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 363 places. More babies were named Deon in the 1990s than in any other decade.
Is Deon a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Deon in the US.
Where is Deon most popular?
In 2021–2025, Deon was most common in Louisiana (0.23 per 1,000 boys), followed by Mississippi and Georgia.