Deone
Deone is a given name. Notable people with the given name include:Deone Bucannon, American former professional football player Deone Walker, American professional football defensive tackle Deone Zanotto, Australian actress, singer, and dancer
Meaning & Origin of Deone
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Deone is a given name. Notable people with the given name include:Deone Bucannon, American former professional football player Deone Walker, American professional football defensive tackle Deone Zanotto, Australian actress, singer, and dancer
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The Story of Deone
As a girl name
The earliest SSA record of Deone as a girl name dates back to 1924, when 6 babies received it. 1953 was its biggest year on record, with 13 newborns named Deone — #3,106 in the national rankings. About 31% of every Deone on record arrived during the 1950s, its defining decade. Deone last appeared in the published SSA data in 1980, with 8 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 182 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1920s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
The earliest SSA record of Deone as a boy name dates back to 1968, when 6 babies received it. 1974 was its biggest year on record, with 8 newborns named Deone — #3,837 in the national rankings. About 32% of every Deone on record arrived during the 1980s, its defining decade. Deone last appeared in the published SSA data in 2005, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 110 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1960s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Deone
Deone is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1924 and has accumulated 182 births in the dataset. Deone's peak popularity came in 1953 when it ranked #3,106. Use the chart and map above to compare Deone'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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