Given name
Deacan
“the dusty one; a servant”
Deacan is a variant of Deacon. One Greek interpretation is “the dusty one; a servant.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Deacan is a variant of Deacon. One Greek interpretation is “the dusty one; a servant.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Deacan is a variant of Deacon. An origin associated with Deacon is Greek.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2004. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Deacan through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 79
- 79 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2015
- 11 babies
- 2025
- 8
- #9,106 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +100%
- Rising fast
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 8 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 9,106 among boys’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison. Its largest published annual count for boys was 11 in 2015.
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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