Deshawn

Last seen for girls in 2010 at #14,959 · #1,663 for boys in 2025, 100 births
Given to boys 93.1% of the time

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Peak · boys
1994 · 560 births
Debut · boys
7 births
In top 100 · boys
never
of 146 years
Total births · boys
16,074
since 1964

Deshawn over time

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Rank within each sex, plotted together. Click any year to open it.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201995peak #1,302, 1973peak #408, 1994girlsboys
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025#1,663100
2024#1,432127
2023#1,473122
2022#1,414130
2021#1,349137
2020#1,106179
2019#1,112177
2018#918234
2017#1,061187
2016#1,090180
2015#998204
2014#873249
2013#820264
2012#747307
2011#737307
2010#14,9596#651370
2009#17,2945#691351
2008#595422
2007#17,6365#573448
2006#17,1685#508511
2005#592381
2004#546422
2003#15,7845#514468
2002#562396
2001#10,1029#510444
2000#7,58013#486480
1999#10,3458#493445
1998#4,63623#426543
1997#7,28312#411563
1996#5,06519#452485
1995#4,09925#442517
1994#3,53631#408560
1993#3,87727#438502
1992#3,58130#447494
1991#3,36932#453474
1990#3,90926#481409
1989#3,56628#549313
1988#3,58526#538289
1987#3,16929#586239
1986#4,34718#591225
1985#3,73022#611204
1984#3,72621#651176
1983#2,91029#655170
1982#3,53023#723143
1981#3,14727#724143
1980#3,71921#687159
1979#2,99728#650173
1978#2,26940#625178
1977#2,46335#659164
1976#2,72828#711138
1975#1,87748#635162
1974#1,64656#641158
1973#1,30278#694133
1972#1,72451#797100
1971#1,31482#92078
1970#1,61958#1,13253
1969#1,95541#1,44031
1968#1,90939#1,45529
1967#2,55823#2,7609
1966#2,66821#2,46511
1965#3,14916
1964#3,2827
1963#4,5399
1962#6,5785
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First appearance
1964

The first year at least five boys were named Deshawn! It came in at #3,282, and was given to 7 baby boys.


Quietest stretch: 1965, when fewer than 5 boys a year got the name.

Where Deshawn is popular in 1995

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Deshawn, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 boys named Deshawn, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Deshawn, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Deshawn, so not publishedNHWashington: #623 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 6,638 boysWAIdaho: fewer than 5 boys named Deshawn, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Deshawn, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Deshawn, so not publishedNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 boys named Deshawn, so not publishedMNIllinois: #279 for boys · 46 births · 1 in 1,796 boysILWisconsin: #395 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 3,678 boysWIMichigan: #225 for boys · 39 births · 1 in 1,552 boysMINew York: #370 for boys · 44 births · 1 in 2,780 boysNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 boys named Deshawn, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Deshawn, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 boys named Deshawn, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Deshawn, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Deshawn, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Deshawn, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 boys named Deshawn, so not publishedIAIndiana: #434 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 4,233 boysINOhio: #278 for boys · 31 births · 1 in 2,319 boysOHPennsylvania: #389 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 3,731 boysPANew Jersey: #433 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 4,129 boysNJConnecticut: #306 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 2,759 boysCTCalifornia: #456 for boys · 60 births · 1 in 4,335 boysCAUtah: fewer than 5 boys named Deshawn, so not publishedUTColorado: #509 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 4,888 boysCONebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Deshawn, so not publishedNEMissouri: #401 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 3,810 boysMOKentucky: #227 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 1,784 boysKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Deshawn, so not publishedWVVirginia: #225 for boys · 26 births · 1 in 1,533 boysVAMaryland: #329 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 2,459 boysMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Deshawn, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 boys named Deshawn, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Deshawn, so not publishedNMKansas: fewer than 5 boys named Deshawn, so not publishedKSArkansas: fewer than 5 boys named Deshawn, so not publishedARTennessee: #499 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 4,932 boysTNNorth Carolina: #234 for boys · 29 births · 1 in 1,545 boysNCSouth Carolina: #277 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 1,662 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: #245 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 1,106 boysDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 boys named Deshawn, so not publishedOKLouisiana: #364 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 2,094 boysLAMississippi: #339 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 2,151 boysMSAlabama: #484 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 4,114 boysALGeorgia: #432 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 3,228 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Deshawn, so not publishedHITexas: #709 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 8,058 boysTXFlorida: #453 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 3,691 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Virginia#225 · 1 in 1,533
  2. Michigan#225 · 1 in 1,552
  3. Kentucky#227 · 1 in 1,784
  4. North Carolina#234 · 1 in 1,545
  5. District of Columbia#245 · 1 in 1,106

Best ever in a state: #107 in Delaware, 1986.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Michigan#225391 in 1,552
Virginia#225261 in 1,533
Kentucky#227131 in 1,784
North Carolina#234291 in 1,545
District of Columbia#24551 in 1,106
South Carolina#277121 in 1,662
Ohio#278311 in 2,319
Illinois#279461 in 1,796
Connecticut#30671 in 2,759
Maryland#329121 in 2,459
Mississippi#33971 in 2,151
Louisiana#364131 in 2,094
New York#370441 in 2,780
Pennsylvania#389191 in 3,731
Wisconsin#39581 in 3,678
Missouri#40191 in 3,810
Georgia#432151 in 3,228
New Jersey#433121 in 4,129
Indiana#43491 in 4,233
Florida#453231 in 3,691
California#456601 in 4,335
Alabama#48461 in 4,114
Tennessee#49971 in 4,932
Colorado#50951 in 4,888
Washington#62351 in 6,638
Texas#709191 in 8,058
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Deshawn
Momentum · boys
Falling
  • 231 spots since 2024 (#1,432#1,663)
  • 557 spots since 2020 (#1,106#1,663)
  • 665 spots since 2015 (#998#1,663)
  • Biggest jump: 212 spots in 1971 (#1,132#920)
  • Biggest drop: 194 spots in 2019 (#918#1,112)
Rise & fade · boys
30 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1964
  • Peaked 1994 at #408 (560 births)
  • Births halved by 2013, 19 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 1,000 for 46 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 46 yrs · run 1971–2015
Share of babies · boys
1 in 3,348
  • Highest: 1 in 3,348 boys born in 1997 were named Deshawn (0.03%)
  • Latest: 1 in 17,081 boys born in 2025 (0.01%)
  • Its best rank, #408 in 1994, was only 1 in 3,450 (0.03%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
Era · boys
The 1990s
  • 31.1% of all boys named Deshawn (4,992) were born in this decade
Girls or boys?
Flipped in 1972
  • Mostly girls until 1971, mostly boys since
all girlsall boys
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1960s87#1,440 (1969)#2,280
1970s1,337#625 (1978)#746
1980s2,061#538 (1988)#632
1990s4,992#408 (1994)#445
2000s4,323#486 (2000)#558
2010s2,479#651 (2010)#901
2020s795#1,106 (2020)#1,406

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Deshawn in 1995

girls
#4,099
25 births · 1 in 70,342 girls
boys
#442
517 births · 1 in 3,682 boys

Top girls' names in 1995

  1. #1Jessica27,941
  2. #2Ashley26,606
  3. #3Emily24,382
  4. #4Samantha21,644
  5. #5Sarah21,395
  6. #6Taylor20,426
  7. #7Hannah17,018
  8. #8Brittany16,477
  9. #9Amanda16,354
  10. #10Elizabeth16,192
  11. #4,099Deshawn25

Top boys' names in 1995

  1. #1Michael41,409
  2. #2Matthew32,882
  3. #3Christopher32,679
  4. #4Jacob31,134
  5. #5Joshua30,720
  6. #6Tyler29,161
  7. #7Nicholas29,160
  8. #8Brandon26,904
  9. #9Daniel26,728
  10. #10Austin25,908
  11. #442Deshawn517
More about 1995

girls

1,758,548 girls got a published name in 1995; 1 in 70,342 of them was named Deshawn, which outranked 74.0% of the 15,753 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 11.9% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Deshawn
  1. #3,969Vivienne26
  2. #3,969Zhana26
  3. #3,969Zina26
  4. #4,099Deshawn25
  5. #4,099Africa25
  6. #4,099Aleeyah25
  7. #4,099Alethea25
  8. #4,217Adelia24
  9. #4,217Agatha24
  10. #4,217Ajanae24

Tied with 117 names at #4,099; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1994
Risers
  1. 6,718Iridian#7,604#886
  2. 2,689Daija#3,615#926
  3. 2,119Lyric#2,752#633
  4. 1,910Daja#2,877#967
  5. 1,602Shania#2,047#445
Fallers
  1. 1,205Nohely#896#2,101
  2. 1,048Zana#802#1,850
  3. 869Kadijah#512#1,381
  4. 609Clarisa#664#1,273
  5. 514Dayana#751#1,265

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

1,903,701 boys got a published name in 1995; 1 in 3,682 of them was named Deshawn, which outranked 95.7% of the 10,330 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.1% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Deshawn
  1. #437Tylor521
  2. #440Beau520
  3. #441Harold519
  4. #442Deshawn517
  5. #442Ali517
  6. #442Dane517
  7. #445Keaton516
  8. #446Sterling511
  9. #447Charlie510

Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1994
Risers
  1. 1,703Tristin#2,307#604
  2. 1,494Raekwon#2,082#588
  3. 1,357Tristian#2,219#862
  4. 1,269Triston#1,795#526
  5. 1,186Rashaan#2,123#937
Fallers
  1. 469Shyheim#817#1,286
  2. 335Ryne#897#1,232
  3. 251Daulton#792#1,043
  4. 247Demetri#886#1,133
  5. 242Jerrell#917#1,159

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1995