boy's name
Deshaun
- Gender Boy
- Letters 7
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 6,116
Deshaun is a boy's name. In 2025 it was given to 33 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Peaked in 2006, when 233 babies were given the name.
- It has been falling over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 100,472 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1967.
Deshaun 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 | 25 |
| 1970s | 427 |
| 1980s | 795 |
| 1990s | 1,604 |
| 2000s | 1,865 |
| 2010s | 919 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 314 |
How popular is Deshaun?
In 2025, Deshaun was given to 33 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Deshaun 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.
How Deshaun is spelled
Birth registers count each spelling separately, so every one has its own ranking.
| Spelling | What it is | Births on record |
|---|---|---|
| De'shaun | De'shaun is Deshaun written with an apostrophe, recorded mostly in England and Wales. | 3 |
Names that peaked alongside Deshaun
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Deshaun also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Deshaun over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Deshaun
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Deshaun — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Deshaun
How popular is the name Deshaun?
In 2025, Deshaun was given to 33 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Deshaun a girl's or a boy's name?
Deshaun is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
When was Deshaun most popular?
Deshaun peaked in 2006, when 233 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.
Is Deshaun a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Deshaun currently ranks #3,455 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.