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Desean

Used in both girl and boy records

Desean appears in both girl and boy US naming records. Compare the two independent popularity histories, ranks, and peak years.

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Desean by gender

Each record below preserves the original rank, use count, active years, and peak year for that gender. The spelling is shared; the data histories are not combined.

GIRL RECORDDesean as a girl’s nameUS records 1986–1996
#40523girl rank1996peak year
Read girl record ↗BOY RECORDDesean as a boy’s nameUS records 1968–2024
#1463boy rank2011peak year
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Popularity ledger

Girl and boy use over time

GirlBoy

Trace the annual recorded uses of Desean in the national name files. Hover a peak marker, move across the chart, or use the arrow keys to inspect an exact annual count and rank.

At a glance

RecordPeak yearHighest rankObserved usage
Girl19966 uses#1090619861986–19962 listed years
Boy2010157 uses#95819911968–202053 listed years

Annual counts and within-year ranks from the SSA national-name archive, 1880–2020. Names with fewer than five births in a year are not listed in the source files.