Is Deshaun a boy or girl name?
Deshaun is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 39 boys were named Deshaun, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 3.9% of the 5,916 US babies named Deshaun were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #3,106
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Deshaun since 1967
- 5,916
- Most popular year
- 2006
- 233 babies
Boys and girls named Deshaun, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5 | 20 | 80% |
| 1970s | 341 | 86 | 20.1% |
| 1980s | 727 | 68 | 8.6% |
| 1990s | 1,547 | 57 | 3.6% |
| 2000s | 1,865 | 0 | 0% |
| 2010s | 919 | 0 | 0% |
| 2020s | 281 | 0 | 0% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 39 | #3,106 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 62 | #2,277 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 57 | #2,444 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 56 | #2,416 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 67 | #2,097 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 74 | #1,981 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 85 | #1,795 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 75 | #1,923 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 82 | #1,832 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 89 | #1,731 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 85 | #1,770 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 76 | #1,868 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 103 | #1,547 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 125 | #1,352 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 125 | #1,359 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 153 | #1,182 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 174 | #1,076 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 197 | #991 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 233 | #860 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 186 | #940 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 180 | #939 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 163 | #979 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 194 | #855 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 190 | #848 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 195 | #821 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 174 | #869 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 188 | #808 | 6 | #12,879 |
| 1997 | 175 | #829 | 7 | #11,154 |
| 1996 | 179 | #804 | 7 | #10,873 |
| 1995 | 168 | #828 | 5 | #14,030 |
| 1994 | 167 | #823 | 10 | #8,304 |
| 1993 | 157 | #846 | 6 | #12,181 |
| 1992 | 127 | #952 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 120 | #974 | 11 | #7,546 |
| 1990 | 92 | #1,121 | 5 | #13,540 |
| 1989 | 86 | #1,145 | 5 | #12,903 |
| 1988 | 95 | #994 | 7 | #9,526 |
| 1987 | 62 | #1,239 | 8 | #8,193 |
| 1986 | 89 | #971 | 10 | #6,726 |
| 1985 | 83 | #1,000 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 42 | #1,488 | 7 | #8,393 |
| 1983 | 65 | #1,109 | 10 | #6,337 |
| 1982 | 59 | #1,213 | 5 | #10,906 |
| 1981 | 61 | #1,180 | 7 | #8,337 |
| 1980 | 85 | #974 | 9 | #6,926 |
| 1979 | 80 | #994 | 16 | #4,465 |
| 1978 | 86 | #936 | 9 | #6,525 |
| 1977 | 46 | #1,342 | 5 | #9,993 |
| 1976 | 16 | #2,633 | 6 | #8,413 |
| 1975 | 29 | #1,719 | 5 | #9,433 |
| 1974 | 25 | #1,842 | 7 | #7,082 |
| 1973 | 19 | #2,147 | 9 | #5,688 |
| 1972 | 17 | #2,266 | 9 | #5,586 |
| 1971 | 17 | #2,304 | 9 | #5,643 |
| 1970 | 6 | #4,369 | 11 | #4,822 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 7 | #6,108 |
| 1968 | 5 | #4,280 | 7 | #5,778 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 6 | #6,209 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Deshaun reached #804 in 1996. As a girl name, it reached #4,465 in 1979. 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 2000s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Deshaun
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.