Given name
Daejon
“a gift of hope”
Daejon is a variant of Daijon. One American interpretation is “a gift of hope.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Daejon is a variant of Daijon. One American interpretation is “a gift of hope.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Daejon is a variant of Daijon. An origin associated with Daijon is American.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1991. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Daejon through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 354
- 354 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2000
- 27 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 5 in 2022. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 27 in 2000. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 326 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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