Given name
Deaken
“the dusty one; a servant”
Deaken is a variant of Deacon. One Greek interpretation is “the dusty one; a servant.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Deaken is a variant of Deacon. One Greek interpretation is “the dusty one; a servant.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Deaken 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 2001. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Deaken through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 177
- 177 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2013
- 17 babies
- 2025
- 8
- #9,107 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. 9,107 among boys’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison. Its largest published annual count for boys was 17 in 2013.
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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