boy's name

Deakin

  • Gender Boy
  • Syllables 2
  • Letters 6
  • Births on record 263

Deakin is a boy's name with 2 syllables. In 2022 it was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

  • Peaked in 2011, when 21 babies were given the name.
  • It has been falling over the past decade.
  • First appears in US birth records in 2002.
  • 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.

Deakin over time

Births per decade in the United States, 2000s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2022, not a full ten years.

126
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Births named Deakin by decade in the United States
Decade Births
2000s 90
2010s 126
2020s (to 2022) 11

How popular is Deakin?

In 2022, Deakin was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Where Deakin is used

Canada #2,510 7 in 2019
England & Wales #5,874 3 in 2015
United States #13,891 5 in 2022

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.

Names that peaked alongside Deakin

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Deakin also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Deakin over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Deakin

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Deakin — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Deakin

How popular is the name Deakin?

In 2022, Deakin was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Is Deakin a girl's or a boy's name?

Deakin is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.

How many syllables are in Deakin?

Deakin has 2 syllables.

When was Deakin most popular?

Deakin peaked in 2011, when 21 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.