boy's name
Desean
- Gender Boy
- Letters 6
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 4,054
Desean is a boy's name. In 2025 it was given to 23 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Peaked in 2010, when 157 babies were given the name.
- It has been falling over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 144,155 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1968.
Desean over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1960s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1960s | 18 |
| 1970s | 211 |
| 1980s | 461 |
| 1990s | 1,145 |
| 2000s | 1,108 |
| 2010s | 897 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 202 |
How popular is Desean?
In 2025, Desean was given to 23 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Desean is used
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 Desean
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Desean also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Desean over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Desean
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Desean — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Desean
How popular is the name Desean?
In 2025, Desean was given to 23 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Desean a girl's or a boy's name?
Desean is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
When was Desean most popular?
Desean peaked in 2010, when 157 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.
Is Desean a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Desean currently ranks #4,538 in the United States. It has been falling over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.