Meaning & origin
A reliable meaning for Deshun isn’t established in our sources yet. Rather than guess, we show what is recorded: how the name is used, how often, and the names it’s connected to.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1969. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Deshun through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,354
- 1,314 boys · 40 girls
- Most popular year
- 1994
- 50 babies
- 2025
- 12
- #6,906 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +9%
- Steady
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 12 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 6,906 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 9.0% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 50 in 1994. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 975 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.
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If you love Deshun, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
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