Deacon
3 countries#561 in United States, 2025US
#561
in United States, 2025
SCOT
132
total births, Scotland
NI
12
total births, Northern Ireland
Total births recorded
11,714
Peak year (United States)
2014
Peak-year count
734
First recorded
1971
Popularity across 3 countries
Each line is scaled to its own peak, so you can compare when Deacon was in fashion in each country, whatever the population size.
United StatesScotlandNorthern Ireland
Country by country
United States
11,570 births recorded 1971–2025 · currently #561 · peaked in 2014 with 734 births
Most common in: Texas, California, Ohio, Indiana, Tennessee
Source: Social Security Administration, official birth-registration data
Scotland
132 births recorded 2001–2023 · peaked in 2008 with 14 births
Source: National Records of Scotland, official birth-registration data
Northern Ireland
12 births recorded 2013–2021 · peaked in 2013 with 3 births
Source: NISRA, official birth-registration data
United States rank history
Deacon’s rank among boys’ names, most recent 20 years on record.
| Year | Rank | vs. prior yr |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | #690 | — |
| 2007 | #629 | ↑61 |
| 2008 | #644 | ↓15 |
| 2009 | #686 | ↓42 |
| 2010 | #693 | ↓7 |
| 2011 | #655 | ↑38 |
| 2012 | #667 | ↓12 |
| 2013 | #438 | ↑229 |
| 2014 | #420 | ↑18 |
| 2015 | #453 | ↓33 |
| 2016 | #469 | ↓16 |
| 2017 | #499 | ↓30 |
| 2018 | #485 | ↑14 |
| 2019 | #509 | ↓24 |
| 2020 | #516 | ↓7 |
| 2021 | #475 | ↑41 |
| 2022 | #517 | ↓42 |
| 2023 | #533 | ↓16 |
| 2024 | #552 | ↓19 |
| 2025 | #561 | ↓9 |
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