Masculine dossier · first seen 1964
Deshawn
Stable Decline
Gradual decline from 1997
Peak era
1997
Peak births
563
Current vitality
Fragile
Peak generation
Gen Z
Quick answers about Deshawn
How many people are named Deshawn?
An estimated 15,634 living Americans are named Deshawn.
How rare is Deshawn?
Deshawn is uncommon among babies today, with 100 boys receiving the name in 2025, down 82.2% from its 1997 peak.
How old is the typical Deshawn?
The median age of a living American named Deshawn is approximately 27 years, with most bearers falling between 18 and 35 years old.
Is Deshawn still popular?
Not especially. Deshawn has been declining since its 1997 peak and registered 100 births in 2025.
Where is Deshawn most common?
Deshawn has its strongest geographic signal in Michigan, where it appears 4.7× more often than the national baseline.
1964Peak 19972025
Peak year
1997
Decline from peak
82.2%
2025
100
All-time
16,074
Where it lives now
Deshawn is most concentrated in Michigan — about 3.4× the national rate in the 2020s.
States where Deshawn is given more often than the national average — its present-day heartland.