Dushon
The Story of Dushon
As a girl name
Dushon first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1966, with 6 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 1966: 6 births, good for #5,808 nationwide. Dushon last appeared in the published SSA data in 1966, with 6 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 6 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1960s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
The earliest SSA record of Dushon as a boy name dates back to 1969, when 11 babies received it. 1969 was its biggest year on record, with 11 newborns named Dushon — #2,682 in the national rankings. About 38% of every Dushon on record arrived during the 1990s, its defining decade. Dushon last appeared in the published SSA data in 1996, with 6 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 34 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 Dushon
Dushon is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1969 and has accumulated 34 births in the dataset. Dushon's peak popularity came in 1969 when it ranked #2,682. Use the chart and map above to compare Dushon'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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