Deacon is an established boys' name that peaked in 2014 and remains in steady use.
Deacon is a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #561 for boy births in the United States (and #1,128 across all names), given to 529 babies. Deacon first appears in 1971 and peaked in 2014 (734 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 529 | 529 | #561 |
| 2024 | 540 | 540 | #552 |
| 2023 | 555 | 555 | #534 |
| 2022 | 573 | 573 | #517 |
| 2021 | 631 | 631 | #475 |
| 2020 | 555 | 555 | #516 |
| 2019 | 562 | 562 | #509 |
| 2018 | 605 | 605 | #485 |
| 2017 | 581 | 581 | #499 |
| 2016 | 651 | 651 | #469 |
| 2015 | 669 | 669 | #453 |
| 2014 | 734 | 734 | #420 |
| 2013 | 656 | 656 | #438 |
| 2012 | 354 | 354 | #667 |
| 2011 | 358 | 358 | #657 |
| 2010 | 336 | 336 | #693 |
| 2009 | 353 | 353 | #686 |
| 2008 | 380 | 380 | #645 |
| 2007 | 386 | 386 | #630 |
| 2006 | 325 | 325 | #690 |
| 2005 | 240 | 240 | #801 |
| 2004 | 192 | 192 | #900 |
| 2003 | 127 | 127 | #1,177 |
| 2002 | 142 | 142 | #1,065 |
| 2001 | 126 | 126 | #1,118 |
| 2000 | 74 | 74 | #1,586 |
| 1999 | 46 | 46 | #2,071 |
| 1998 | 13 | 13 | #4,947 |
| 1997 | 15 | — | #4,291 |
| 1996 | 15 | — | #4,226 |
| 1995 | 10 | — | #5,587 |
| 1994 | 11 | — | #5,177 |
| 1993 | 11 | — | #5,079 |
| 1992 | 6 | — | #7,661 |
| 1991 | 10 | — | #5,182 |
| 1990 | 5 | — | #8,412 |
| 1989 | 6 | — | #7,184 |
| 1988 | 8 | — | #5,306 |
| 1987 | 7 | — | #5,630 |
| 1986 | 7 | — | #5,466 |
| 1985 | 10 | — | #4,122 |
| 1984 | 11 | — | #3,762 |
| 1983 | 8 | — | #4,599 |
| 1982 | 6 | — | #5,809 |
| 1981 | 14 | — | #3,074 |
| 1980 | 10 | — | #3,904 |
| 1979 | 11 | — | #3,621 |
| 1978 | 15 | — | #2,825 |
| 1977 | 10 | — | #3,667 |
| 1976 | 16 | — | #2,631 |
| 1975 | 14 | — | #2,786 |
| 1974 | 12 | — | #2,986 |
| 1973 | 8 | — | #3,782 |
| 1972 | 6 | — | #4,557 |
| 1971 | 15 | — | #2,479 |