Deacon

Boy name

Deacon has been given to 11,570 babies in the U.S. since 1971. It peaked in 2014 and currently ranks #561 for boys (2025).

Meaning & origin

English occupational surname for someone working in the household of a deacon. * Also as an English surname, variant of Dicken. * As an Irish surname, from Ó Deocáin, "descendant of Deocán."

Origin: English

Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Popularity over time births per year, 1880–2025

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Total babies

11,570

Peak year

2014 (734 babies)

Rank in 2025

#561 for boys

First recorded

1971

10-year trend

▼ -21%

Gender split

All boys

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