Deshon Boy
How popular is Deshon?
#5,859 boy name in 2025
15 baby boys were named Deshon in the US in 2025, making it the 5859th most popular boy name.
Deshon popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #5,859 for boys (▲ 1901 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 15 boys |
| 10-year trend | Falling (-25% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #4,709 in 2015, #3,135 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 1997 (94 boys) |
| Highest rank | #1,175 in 1993 |
| First recorded | 1966 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 100% boys, 0% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Deshon counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Deshon family of names ranked #3,074 for boys in 2025 (#2,884 the year before), with 27 babies in all.
| Spelling | Boys in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Deshon | 15 | 56% |
| Deshun | 12 | 44% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Deshon is most popular
Babies named Deshon per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- Florida: 0.0 per 1,000 (6 boys)
Deshon by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 36 | #2,199 |
| 1970s | 339 | #1,356 |
| 1980s | 320 | #1,673 |
| 1990s | 825 | #1,175 |
| 2000s | 560 | #1,738 |
| 2010s | 333 | #2,401 |
| 2020s | 139 | #3,135 |
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Questions
- Is Deshon a boy or girl name?
- Deshon is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Deshon were boys.
- How popular is the name Deshon?
- 15 baby boys were named Deshon in the US in 2025, making it the 5859th most popular boy name.
- When was Deshon most popular?
- Deshon peaked in 1997, when 94 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #1,175 in 1993.
- How many people are named Deshon?
- 2,718 babies have been named Deshon in the US since 1880. We estimate about 2,620 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 30.
- Where is Deshon most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Deshon was most common in Florida, at 0.0 of every 1,000 boys born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.