Deaton
Deaton is an English locational surname, referencing "any of three villages called Deighton... in the county of Yorkshire".
Meaning & Origin of Deaton
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Deaton is an English locational surname, referencing "any of three villages called Deighton... in the county of Yorkshire".
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The Story of Deaton
Deaton first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1992, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2020, when 9 Deatons were born — ranking #8,062 that year. As of 2026, Deaton ranks #12,323 for baby boys with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 51 Deatons have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1990s through the 2020s.
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About the name Deaton
Deaton is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1992 and has accumulated 51 births in the dataset. Deaton's peak popularity came in 2020 when it ranked #8,062. Use the chart and map above to compare Deaton's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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