Is Deshon a boy or girl name?

Deshon is mostly a boy’s name. Of the 2,718 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 6.1% were girls and 93.9% were boys.

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Deshon

Recorded 1966–2025 · United States

Deshon was most popular in 1997, when 99 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,749 that year. In 2025 it ranked #12,329, with 15 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 2,718 people named Deshon.

Deshon over time

Births per year. The dot marks Deshon’s peak in 1997. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Deshon a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Deshon is mostly a boy’s name — 6.1% of the 2,718 Americans given it were girls and 93.9% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 0% girls and 100% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Deshon

Where Deshon is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org