Deshaun
Deshaun was the 3463rd most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 33 babies. Its best year was 1996, when it ranked 804th; the most babies were born in 2006 (233). Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,732 places. More babies were named Deshaun in the 2000s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #3,463 boys, down 1,365 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 33boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2006233 babies
- Total since 1880
- 5,949babies recorded
Deshaun popularity since 1880
A few girls are given the name too: 231 since 1967.
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #3,463 | 33 |
| 2020 | #2,098 | 67 |
| 2010 | #1,359 | 125 |
| 2000 | #821 | 195 |
| 1990 | #1,121 | 92 |
| 1980 | #974 | 85 |
| 1970 | #4,369 | 6 |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Deshaun, counting every spelling?
Deshaun has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Deshaun?
33 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Deshaun (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Deshaun 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 253 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Deshaun.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Deshaun?
About 5,600 people born in the US named Deshaun are alive today, with a median age of 25; half are between 18 and 33. That makes Deshaun 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.
Deshaun by state
How common Deshaun was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. In 45 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
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Questions about the name Deshaun
How popular is the name Deshaun?
Deshaun was the 3463rd most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 33 babies. Its best year was 1996, when it ranked 804th; the most babies were born in 2006 (233). Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,732 places. More babies were named Deshaun in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Is Deshaun a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Deshaun in the US.
Where is Deshaun most popular?
In 2021–2025, Deshaun was most common in Louisiana (0.05 per 1,000 boys), followed by Michigan and Florida.