Masculine dossier · first seen 1964

Deshawn

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

Stable Decline Gradual decline from 1997

Peak era

1997

Peak rank proxy

563

Current vitality

Fragile

Generation

Gen Z

1964Peak 19972024

Peak year

1997

Decline from peak

77.8%

2024

125

All-time

15,970

Deshawn is past its period of maximum cultural dominance, but it has not disappeared. Unlike names that burn out quickly, it still carries enough usage to remain cross-generational rather than purely nostalgic.

Your name peaked in 1997, when 563 boys were named Deshawn.

In 2024, only 125 boys were given the name.

Down 77.8% from its peak.

All told, about 15,970 Americans have been named Deshawn and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1964.

Rarity scoreVery uncommon

AssociationGen Z

StabilityEra-bound, still legible

TrajectoryGradual decline from 1997

1997563 boys named Deshawn

2024125 boys named Deshawn

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