Masculine dossier · first seen 1966
Deshon
Stable Decline
Gradual decline from 1997
Peak era
1997
Peak births
94
Current vitality
Rare
Peak generation
Gen Z
Quick answers about Deshon
How many people are named Deshon?
An estimated 2,469 living Americans are named Deshon.
How rare is Deshon?
Deshon is very rare among babies today, with 15 boys receiving the name in 2025, down 84% from its 1997 peak.
How old is the typical Deshon?
The median age of a living American named Deshon is approximately 29 years, with most bearers falling between 20 and 37 years old.
Is Deshon still popular?
Not especially. Deshon has been declining since its 1997 peak and registered 15 births in 2025.
Where is Deshon most common?
Deshon has its strongest geographic signal in Georgia, where it appears 3.2× more often than the national baseline.
1966Peak 19972025
Peak year
1997
Decline from peak
84%
2025
15
All-time
2,552
Where it lives now
Deshon is most concentrated in Georgia — about 3.2× the national rate in the 2000s.
States where Deshon is given more often than the national average — its present-day heartland.