Is Deshun a boy or girl name?

Deshun is a boy’s name. Of the 1,354 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 2.9% were girls and 97.0% were boys.

Deshun

Recorded 1969–2025 · United States

Deshun was most popular in 1994, when 50 American babies were given the name — ranking #4,145 that year. In 2025 it ranked #14,309, with 12 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,354 people named Deshun.

Deshun over time

Births per year. The dot marks Deshun’s peak in 1994. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Deshun a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Deshun is a boy’s name — 2.9% of the 1,354 Americans given it were girls and 97.0% 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 Deshun

Where Deshun 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