Deavon
The Story of Deavon
As a girl name
American parents first put Deavon on the record books as a girl name in 1979, with 6 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 1992, when 7 Deavons were born — ranking #10,478 that year. About 62% of every Deavon on record arrived during the 1990s, its defining decade. Deavon last appeared in the published SSA data in 1993, with 6 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 29 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1970s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
The earliest SSA record of Deavon as a boy name dates back to 1977, when 5 babies received it. 1994 was its biggest year on record, with 26 newborns named Deavon — #2,765 in the national rankings. About 39% of every Deavon on record arrived during the 1990s, its defining decade. Deavon last appeared in the published SSA data in 2018, with 8 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 417 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1970s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Deavon
Deavon is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1977 and has accumulated 417 births in the dataset. Deavon's peak popularity came in 1994 when it ranked #2,765. Use the chart and map above to compare Deavon'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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