Desean
Desean was the 4429th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 23 babies. Its best year was 1991, when it ranked 954th; the most babies were born in 2010 (157). Over the last ten years it has moved down 2,572 places. More babies were named Desean in the 1990s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #4,429 boys, down 1,870 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 23boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2010157 babies
- Total since 1880
- 4,042babies recorded
Desean popularity since 1880
A few girls are given the name too: 11 since 1986.
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #4,429 | 23 |
| 2020 | #2,559 | 50 |
| 2010 | #1,168 | 157 |
| 2000 | #1,261 | 104 |
| 1990 | #1,083 | 97 |
| 1980 | #2,072 | 26 |
| 1970 | #2,142 | 18 |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Desean, counting every spelling?
Desean has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Desean?
23 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Desean (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Desean 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 363 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Desean.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Desean?
About 3,900 people born in the US named Desean are alive today, with a median age of 24; half are between 16 and 33. That makes Desean mostly worn by children and young adults.
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.
Desean by state
How common Desean was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. In 50 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 Desean: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Desean, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Desean
How popular is the name Desean?
Desean was the 4429th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 23 babies. Its best year was 1991, when it ranked 954th; the most babies were born in 2010 (157). Over the last ten years it has moved down 2,572 places. More babies were named Desean in the 1990s than in any other decade.
Is Desean a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Desean in the US.
Where is Desean most popular?
In 2021–2025, Desean was most common in Florida (0.01 per 1,000 boys).