Is Desean a boy or girl name?
Desean is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 21 boys were named Desean, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0.3% of the 4,018 US babies named Desean were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #4,728
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Desean since 1968
- 4,018
- Most popular year
- 2010
- 157 babies
Boys and girls named Desean, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 18 | 0 | 0% |
| 1970s | 211 | 0 | 0% |
| 1980s | 456 | 5 | 1.1% |
| 1990s | 1,139 | 6 | 0.5% |
| 2000s | 1,107 | 0 | 0% |
| 2010s | 897 | 0 | 0% |
| 2020s | 179 | 0 | 0% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 21 | #4,728 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 28 | #3,914 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 40 | #3,065 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 40 | #3,031 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 50 | #2,559 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 43 | #2,866 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 43 | #2,812 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 57 | #2,299 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 53 | #2,415 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 79 | #1,857 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 97 | #1,612 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 92 | #1,649 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 119 | #1,398 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 157 | #1,149 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 157 | #1,168 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 129 | #1,340 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 117 | #1,428 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 110 | #1,459 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 105 | #1,462 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 110 | #1,365 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 110 | #1,336 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 98 | #1,374 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 102 | #1,308 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 122 | #1,137 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 104 | #1,261 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 105 | #1,213 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 113 | #1,127 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 112 | #1,126 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 113 | #1,072 | 6 | #12,247 |
| 1995 | 123 | #1,000 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 127 | #982 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 114 | #1,034 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 110 | #1,044 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 125 | #954 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 97 | #1,083 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 76 | #1,230 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 77 | #1,149 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 46 | #1,544 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 67 | #1,157 | 5 | #11,387 |
| 1985 | 51 | #1,359 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 35 | #1,664 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 35 | #1,662 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 18 | #2,621 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 25 | #2,101 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 26 | #2,073 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 22 | #2,253 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 20 | #2,303 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 27 | #1,874 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 21 | #2,191 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 24 | #1,962 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 22 | #2,002 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 17 | #2,336 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 21 | #1,986 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 19 | #2,147 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 18 | #2,142 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 13 | #2,451 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 5 | #4,278 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Desean reached #954 in 1991. As a girl name, it reached #11,387 in 1986. 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 2010s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Desean
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.