Masculine dossier · first seen 1971

Deacon

Name: SSA baby-name counts for Deacon
Creator: Social Security Administration

Stable Cross-generational persistence

Peak era

2014

Peak rank proxy

734

Current vitality

Fragile

Generation

Gen Alpha

1971Peak 20142024

Peak year

2014

Decline from peak

26.6%

2024

539

All-time

11,038

Deacon has avoided the sharper boom-and-bust cycles of fashion naming. Its strength is not novelty but endurance: steady recognition across eras, families, and classrooms.

Your name peaked in 2014, when 734 boys were named Deacon.

In 2024, only 539 boys were given the name.

Down 26.6% from its peak.

All told, about 11,038 Americans have been named Deacon and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1971.

Rarity scoreUncommon

AssociationGen Alpha

StabilityHigh cross-era durability

TrajectoryCross-generational persistence

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