Is Deshon a boy or girl name?
Deshon is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 10 boys were named Deshon, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 6.1% of the 2,703 US babies named Deshon were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #7,865
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Deshon since 1966
- 2,703
- Most popular year
- 1997
- 99 babies
Boys and girls named Deshon, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 36 | 44 | 55% |
| 1970s | 339 | 89 | 20.8% |
| 1980s | 320 | 5 | 1.5% |
| 1990s | 825 | 28 | 3.3% |
| 2000s | 560 | 0 | 0% |
| 2010s | 333 | 0 | 0% |
| 2020s | 124 | 0 | 0% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 10 | #7,865 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 20 | #4,917 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 31 | #3,631 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 27 | #3,930 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 36 | #3,148 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 24 | #4,254 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 38 | #3,062 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 23 | #4,357 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 24 | #4,224 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 20 | #4,757 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 32 | #3,392 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 31 | #3,433 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 46 | #2,642 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 43 | #2,763 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 52 | #2,414 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 43 | #2,812 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 52 | #2,438 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 49 | #2,542 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 61 | #2,129 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 57 | #2,137 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 60 | #1,997 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 57 | #2,013 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 56 | #1,980 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 61 | #1,825 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 64 | #1,746 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 62 | #1,696 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 86 | #1,362 | 5 | #14,767 |
| 1997 | 94 | #1,234 | 5 | #14,339 |
| 1996 | 78 | #1,373 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 91 | #1,214 | 7 | #10,814 |
| 1994 | 88 | #1,233 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 90 | #1,180 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 84 | #1,229 | 6 | #12,179 |
| 1991 | 83 | #1,217 | 5 | #13,734 |
| 1990 | 69 | #1,339 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 46 | #1,687 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 39 | #1,774 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 40 | #1,690 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 34 | #1,804 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 30 | #1,926 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 25 | #2,114 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 28 | #1,914 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 27 | #2,017 | 5 | #10,908 |
| 1981 | 20 | #2,433 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 31 | #1,820 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 37 | #1,577 | 5 | #10,600 |
| 1978 | 33 | #1,662 | 7 | #7,830 |
| 1977 | 45 | #1,359 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 41 | #1,393 | 11 | #5,309 |
| 1975 | 34 | #1,538 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 38 | #1,394 | 6 | #7,939 |
| 1973 | 35 | #1,441 | 18 | #3,518 |
| 1972 | 29 | #1,609 | 10 | #5,196 |
| 1971 | 25 | #1,797 | 14 | #4,159 |
| 1970 | 22 | #1,904 | 18 | #3,465 |
| 1969 | 11 | #2,736 | 13 | #4,017 |
| 1968 | 14 | #2,226 | 13 | #3,841 |
| 1967 | 5 | #4,111 | 9 | #4,700 |
| 1966 | 6 | #3,625 | 9 | #4,578 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Deshon reached #1,180 in 1993. As a girl name, it reached #3,465 in 1970. 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 Deshon
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.