Deshon
Deshon is a given name and surname. Notable people with the name include:
Meaning & Origin of Deshon
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Deshon is a given name and surname. Notable people with the name include:
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The Story of Deshon
As a girl name
The earliest SSA record of Deshon as a girl name dates back to 1966, when 9 babies received it. 1970 was its biggest year on record, with 18 newborns named Deshon — #3,434 in the national rankings. About 54% of every Deshon on record arrived during the 1970s, its defining decade. Deshon last appeared in the published SSA data in 1998, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 166 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1960s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
Deshon first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1966, with 6 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 1997: 94 births, good for #1,234 nationwide. About 32% of every Deshon on record arrived during the 1990s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Deshon ranks #7,514 for boys with 8 births, falling sharply (-46%). All told, over 3K 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 Deshon
Deshon is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1966 and has accumulated 3K births in the dataset. Deshon's peak popularity came in 1997 when it ranked #1,179. Use the chart and map above to compare Deshon'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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