Is Deon a boy or girl name?
Deon is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 148 boys were named Deon, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 9.9% of the 16,855 US babies named Deon were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #1,309
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Deon since 1913
- 16,855
- Most popular year
- 1994
- 471 babies
Boys and girls named Deon, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 0 | 39 | 100% |
| 1920s | 41 | 68 | 62.4% |
| 1930s | 104 | 157 | 60.2% |
| 1940s | 106 | 117 | 52.5% |
| 1950s | 148 | 263 | 64% |
| 1960s | 1,130 | 287 | 20.3% |
| 1970s | 2,401 | 378 | 13.6% |
| 1980s | 2,312 | 176 | 7.1% |
| 1990s | 3,673 | 126 | 3.3% |
| 2000s | 2,553 | 47 | 1.8% |
| 2010s | 1,937 | 7 | 0.4% |
| 2020s | 780 | 5 | 0.6% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 148 | #1,309 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 143 | #1,329 | 5 | #15,778 |
| 2022 | 160 | #1,227 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 177 | #1,140 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 152 | #1,232 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 163 | #1,181 | 7 | #12,783 |
| 2018 | 177 | #1,106 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 161 | #1,164 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 185 | #1,065 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 199 | #1,019 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 198 | #1,023 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 215 | #936 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 201 | #989 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 200 | #982 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 238 | #879 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 262 | #830 | 6 | #15,749 |
| 2008 | 265 | #828 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 276 | #784 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 237 | #848 | 6 | #15,640 |
| 2005 | 225 | #830 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 220 | #816 | 10 | #10,109 |
| 2003 | 254 | #723 | 11 | #9,206 |
| 2002 | 263 | #691 | 9 | #10,449 |
| 2001 | 234 | #743 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 317 | #607 | 5 | #15,691 |
| 1999 | 296 | #614 | 13 | #7,355 |
| 1998 | 298 | #615 | 12 | #7,675 |
| 1997 | 321 | #577 | 16 | #5,951 |
| 1996 | 397 | #513 | 9 | #8,999 |
| 1995 | 448 | #483 | 10 | #8,249 |
| 1994 | 456 | #473 | 15 | #6,068 |
| 1993 | 415 | #500 | 15 | #6,037 |
| 1992 | 366 | #529 | 9 | #8,932 |
| 1991 | 342 | #549 | 11 | #7,542 |
| 1990 | 334 | #550 | 16 | #5,620 |
| 1989 | 303 | #553 | 12 | #6,645 |
| 1988 | 241 | #606 | 17 | #4,893 |
| 1987 | 217 | #615 | 15 | #5,132 |
| 1986 | 204 | #625 | 11 | #6,270 |
| 1985 | 248 | #560 | 21 | #3,884 |
| 1984 | 217 | #576 | 19 | #4,038 |
| 1983 | 190 | #619 | 18 | #4,152 |
| 1982 | 206 | #599 | 18 | #4,209 |
| 1981 | 209 | #593 | 20 | #3,892 |
| 1980 | 277 | #509 | 25 | #3,346 |
| 1979 | 226 | #569 | 24 | #3,365 |
| 1978 | 252 | #518 | 34 | #2,525 |
| 1977 | 234 | #543 | 28 | #2,850 |
| 1976 | 226 | #537 | 34 | #2,399 |
| 1975 | 240 | #519 | 44 | #1,998 |
| 1974 | 220 | #540 | 31 | #2,450 |
| 1973 | 229 | #520 | 43 | #1,919 |
| 1972 | 245 | #502 | 44 | #1,898 |
| 1971 | 250 | #516 | 50 | #1,779 |
| 1970 | 279 | #487 | 46 | #1,883 |
| 1969 | 207 | #545 | 44 | #1,876 |
| 1968 | 218 | #510 | 29 | #2,258 |
| 1967 | 153 | #605 | 36 | #1,954 |
| 1966 | 143 | #619 | 37 | #1,894 |
| 1965 | 72 | #868 | 32 | #2,075 |
| 1964 | 67 | #930 | 24 | #2,549 |
| 1963 | 73 | #875 | 23 | #2,560 |
| 1962 | 84 | #831 | 24 | #2,476 |
| 1961 | 59 | #1,016 | 16 | #3,218 |
| 1960 | 54 | #1,049 | 22 | #2,590 |
| 1959 | 28 | #1,511 | 25 | #2,300 |
| 1958 | 30 | #1,426 | 33 | #1,914 |
| 1957 | 20 | #1,804 | 30 | #1,999 |
| 1956 | 9 | #2,837 | 33 | #1,877 |
| 1955 | 13 | #2,241 | 28 | #2,032 |
| 1954 | 11 | #2,489 | 38 | #1,650 |
| 1953 | 9 | #2,758 | 29 | #1,887 |
| 1952 | 10 | #2,562 | 10 | #3,608 |
| 1951 | 10 | #2,535 | 29 | #1,811 |
| 1950 | 8 | #2,824 | 8 | #4,038 |
| 1949 | 15 | #1,964 | 11 | #3,235 |
| 1948 | 11 | #2,362 | 15 | #2,619 |
| 1947 | 9 | #2,713 | 9 | #3,781 |
| 1946 | 18 | #1,708 | 11 | #3,074 |
| 1945 | 5 | #3,430 | 20 | #1,890 |
| 1944 | 11 | #2,226 | 9 | #3,187 |
| 1943 | 11 | #2,311 | 8 | #3,569 |
| 1942 | 5 | #3,687 | 6 | #4,231 |
| 1941 | 11 | #2,235 | 15 | #2,205 |
| 1940 | 10 | #2,363 | 13 | #2,330 |
| 1939 | 14 | #1,897 | 12 | #2,449 |
| 1938 | 20 | #1,531 | 11 | #2,624 |
| 1937 | 11 | #2,232 | 16 | #2,020 |
| 1936 | 11 | #2,210 | 11 | #2,557 |
| 1935 | 7 | #3,026 | 16 | #2,022 |
| 1934 | 13 | #2,043 | 23 | #1,568 |
| 1933 | 9 | #2,590 | 25 | #1,481 |
| 1932 | 8 | #2,905 | 19 | #1,833 |
| 1931 | 5 | #3,904 | 10 | #2,818 |
| 1930 | 6 | #3,680 | 14 | #2,337 |
| 1929 | 8 | #3,050 | 6 | #4,186 |
| 1928 | 5 | #4,291 | 6 | #4,304 |
| 1927 | 5 | #4,345 | 8 | #3,618 |
| 1926 | 6 | #3,815 | 10 | #3,094 |
| 1925 | 6 | #3,846 | 5 | #5,148 |
| 1924 | 6 | #3,992 | 8 | #3,740 |
| 1923 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 5 | #4,460 | 7 | #4,106 |
| 1921 | 0 | – | 12 | #2,809 |
| 1920 | 0 | – | 6 | #4,516 |
| 1919 | 0 | – | 5 | #4,986 |
| 1918 | 0 | – | 5 | #5,007 |
| 1917 | 0 | – | 7 | #3,807 |
| 1916 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 0 | – | 12 | #2,426 |
| 1914 | 0 | – | 5 | #3,751 |
| 1913 | 0 | – | 5 | #3,297 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Deon reached #473 in 1994. As a girl name, it reached #1,481 in 1933. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1990s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Deon
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.