Deon
Deon is a name with multiple cultural origins: English, African American.
- English
- African American
Meaning & Origin of Deon
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Deon is a name with multiple cultural origins: English, African American.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- English
- African American
The Story of Deon
As a girl name
Deon first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1913, with 5 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 1971: 50 births, good for #1,772 nationwide. The 1970s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 23% of all recorded Deons. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2023 (5 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 2K Deons have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Deon first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1922, with 5 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 1994: 456 births, good for #472 nationwide. The 1990s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 24% of all recorded Deons. In the latest 2026 data it stands at #1,330 among boy names with 144 births, gradually falling (-11%). In total, more than 15K Deons have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1920s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Variants & Related Forms of Deon
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Names that sound like Deon
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About the name Deon
Deon is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1922 and has accumulated 15K births in the dataset. Deon's peak popularity came in 1994 when it ranked #472. Use the chart and map above to compare Deon'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 .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.