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Deshun

97% boys · 12 born in 2025

Deshun has been given to about 1,354 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1994, which makes it a Gen X and millennial name.

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Living in the US≈ 1,267
Median age today27 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Deshun per year · US Social Security Administration
18802025
  • Peak year1994 · 50
  • Born in 202512
  • All time1,354

How popular is Deshun?

Its best year was 1994, when 50 babies were given the name, ranking 1756th. The typical living American called Deshun is about 27 years old today.

Names that sound like Deshun

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Deshaun0.84
  2. Deshawn0.73
  3. Destin0.61
  4. Desean0.59
  5. Shaun0.55
  6. Dashawn0.55
  7. Desmond0.50
  8. Dejuan0.52

Middle names for Deshun

Ranked by flow score
  1. Deshun Paul0.77
  2. Deshun John0.77
  3. Deshun Lee0.77
  4. Deshun Blake0.76
  5. Deshun Bryce0.76
  6. Deshun Wade0.76

Sibling names for Deshun

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Alvarobrother · 0.84
  2. Aracelisister · 0.83
  3. Nathanaelbrother · 0.83
  4. Ahmadbrother · 0.82
  5. Tianasister · 0.82
  6. Ilianasister · 0.81

Where Deshun is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Deshun Anderson0.77
    2. Deshun White0.72
    3. Deshun Reyes0.72
    4. Deshun Moore0.72
    5. Deshun Lee0.72
    6. Deshun Hill0.72

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Deshun

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.