Is Deshawn a boy or girl name?
Deshawn is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 125 boys were named Deshawn, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 6.9% of the 17,153 US babies named Deshawn were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #1,442
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Deshawn since 1962
- 17,153
- Most popular year
- 1994
- 591 babies
Boys and girls named Deshawn, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 87 | 154 | 63.9% |
| 1970s | 1,337 | 504 | 27.4% |
| 1980s | 2,061 | 244 | 10.6% |
| 1990s | 4,992 | 233 | 4.5% |
| 2000s | 4,322 | 42 | 1% |
| 2010s | 2,479 | 6 | 0.2% |
| 2020s | 692 | 0 | 0% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 125 | #1,442 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 121 | #1,482 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 130 | #1,415 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 137 | #1,349 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 179 | #1,104 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 177 | #1,113 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 234 | #917 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 187 | #1,061 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 180 | #1,091 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 204 | #1,001 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 249 | #873 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 264 | #820 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 307 | #747 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 307 | #738 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 370 | #651 | 6 | #15,477 |
| 2009 | 351 | #691 | 5 | #18,041 |
| 2008 | 421 | #597 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 448 | #574 | 5 | #18,375 |
| 2006 | 511 | #508 | 5 | #17,861 |
| 2005 | 381 | #592 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 422 | #546 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 468 | #514 | 5 | #16,436 |
| 2002 | 396 | #562 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 444 | #510 | 9 | #10,337 |
| 2000 | 480 | #487 | 13 | #7,702 |
| 1999 | 445 | #493 | 8 | #10,616 |
| 1998 | 543 | #426 | 23 | #4,681 |
| 1997 | 563 | #411 | 12 | #7,405 |
| 1996 | 485 | #452 | 19 | #5,119 |
| 1995 | 517 | #443 | 25 | #4,131 |
| 1994 | 560 | #408 | 31 | #3,554 |
| 1993 | 502 | #438 | 27 | #3,901 |
| 1992 | 494 | #447 | 30 | #3,603 |
| 1991 | 474 | #453 | 32 | #3,384 |
| 1990 | 409 | #481 | 26 | #3,932 |
| 1989 | 313 | #550 | 28 | #3,594 |
| 1988 | 289 | #539 | 26 | #3,610 |
| 1987 | 239 | #586 | 29 | #3,196 |
| 1986 | 225 | #591 | 18 | #4,393 |
| 1985 | 204 | #612 | 22 | #3,758 |
| 1984 | 176 | #651 | 21 | #3,761 |
| 1983 | 170 | #656 | 29 | #2,926 |
| 1982 | 143 | #724 | 23 | #3,549 |
| 1981 | 143 | #724 | 27 | #3,162 |
| 1980 | 159 | #688 | 21 | #3,747 |
| 1979 | 173 | #651 | 28 | #3,013 |
| 1978 | 178 | #625 | 40 | #2,279 |
| 1977 | 164 | #659 | 35 | #2,468 |
| 1976 | 138 | #713 | 28 | #2,744 |
| 1975 | 162 | #638 | 48 | #1,885 |
| 1974 | 158 | #643 | 56 | #1,654 |
| 1973 | 133 | #694 | 78 | #1,304 |
| 1972 | 100 | #798 | 51 | #1,728 |
| 1971 | 78 | #922 | 82 | #1,316 |
| 1970 | 53 | #1,135 | 58 | #1,621 |
| 1969 | 31 | #1,448 | 41 | #1,958 |
| 1968 | 29 | #1,460 | 39 | #1,918 |
| 1967 | 9 | #2,823 | 23 | #2,569 |
| 1966 | 11 | #2,512 | 21 | #2,692 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 16 | #3,170 |
| 1964 | 7 | #3,359 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 9 | #4,621 |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 5 | #6,808 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Deshawn reached #408 in 1994. As a girl name, it reached #1,304 in 1973. 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 Deshawn
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.