How popular is the name Deacon?

Deacon ranks 1,012th among boys' names in US records, with 11,038 births since 1971. Over the past decade it accounts for 5,919.

Is Deacon a unisex name?

No. Deacon is recorded almost entirely as a boys' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.

2014, when 734 children were given the name. It has been in use for 54 years and is still recorded as of 2024.

Boy name#1,012 of boy names

Pronounced D IY1 K AH0 N (ARPABET)

Deacon is a boys' name, and first appears in 1971. It has been given to 11,038 children — the 1,012th most common boys' name on record.

It is gaining, with the past decade running 44% ahead of the one before it. Its best single year was 2014, when 734 children were given it.

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Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.

Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.

Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.

How popular is the name Deacon?: Deacon ranks 1,012th among boys' names in US records, with 11,038 births since 1971. Over the past decade it accounts for 5,919.
Is Deacon a unisex name?: No. Deacon is recorded almost entirely as a boys' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
When was Deacon most popular?: 2014, when 734 children were given the name. It has been in use for 54 years and is still recorded as of 2024.