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“God is gracious”
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01 / Meaning & origin
Desean is recorded in NISRA — First Forenames Given to Babies Registered in Northern Ireland, 1997-2025 (full list) (1997–2025) and in SSA national baby names, 1880–2025 (CC0 redistribution) (1880–2025), given to boys and girls; no dictionary entry is in our sources yet. It is a form of Sean, for which English Wiktionary gives the meaning “God is gracious”.
Meaning: “God is gracious”
Dérivé de Sean, avec le préfixe De-.
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United States, 2025: 23 boys (rank 4396). Documented as a given name in English.
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03 / By the numbers
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1880–2025 Spelling: Desean
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Source: US Social Security Administration; redistributed by nkrishnaswami · SSA national baby names, 1880–2025 (CC0 redistribution)
Integer application counts retained without rounding.
Per million is unavailable: this source has no matching published total.
| Year | Applications | Rank | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1881 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1882 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1883 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1884 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1885 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1886 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1887 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1888 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1889 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1890 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1891 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1892 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1893 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1894 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1895 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1896 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1897 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1898 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1899 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1900 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1901 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1902 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1903 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1904 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1905 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1906 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1907 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1908 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1909 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1910 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1911 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1912 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1913 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1914 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1915 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1916 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1917 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1918 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1919 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1920 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1921 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1922 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1923 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1924 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1925 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1926 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1927 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1928 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1929 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1930 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1931 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1932 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1933 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1934 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1935 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1936 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1937 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1938 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1939 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1940 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1941 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1942 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1943 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1944 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1945 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1946 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1947 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1948 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1949 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1950 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1951 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1952 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1953 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1954 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1955 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1956 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1957 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1958 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1959 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1960 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1961 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1962 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1963 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1964 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1965 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1966 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1967 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1968 | 5 | 4,136 | observed |
| 1969 | 13 | 2,415 | observed |
| 1970 | 18 | 2,125 | observed |
| 1971 | 19 | 2,126 | observed |
| 1972 | 21 | 1,966 | observed |
| 1973 | 17 | 2,311 | observed |
| 1974 | 22 | 1,983 | observed |
| 1975 | 24 | 1,948 | observed |
| 1976 | 21 | 2,177 | observed |
| 1977 | 27 | 1,858 | observed |
| 1978 | 20 | 2,279 | observed |
| 1979 | 22 | 2,236 | observed |
| 1980 | 26 | 2,058 | observed |
| 1981 | 25 | 2,086 | observed |
| 1982 | 18 | 2,596 | observed |
| 1983 | 35 | 1,651 | observed |
| 1984 | 35 | 1,656 | observed |
| 1985 | 51 | 1,354 | observed |
| 1986 | 67 | 1,153 | observed |
| 1987 | 46 | 1,534 | observed |
| 1988 | 77 | 1,145 | observed |
| 1989 | 76 | 1,228 | observed |
| 1990 | 97 | 1,083 | observed |
| 1991 | 125 | 954 | observed |
| 1992 | 110 | 1,043 | observed |
| 1993 | 114 | 1,033 | observed |
| 1994 | 127 | 981 | observed |
| 1995 | 123 | 999 | observed |
| 1996 | 113 | 1,071 | observed |
| 1997 | 112 | 1,125 | observed |
| 1998 | 113 | 1,127 | observed |
| 1999 | 105 | 1,212 | observed |
| 2000 | 104 | 1,260 | observed |
| 2001 | 122 | 1,137 | observed |
| 2002 | 102 | 1,305 | observed |
| 2003 | 98 | 1,372 | observed |
| 2004 | 110 | 1,335 | observed |
| 2005 | 110 | 1,362 | observed |
| 2006 | 105 | 1,460 | observed |
| 2007 | 110 | 1,457 | observed |
| 2008 | 117 | 1,428 | observed |
| 2009 | 130 | 1,331 | observed |
| 2010 | 157 | 1,168 | observed |
| 2011 | 157 | 1,149 | observed |
| 2012 | 119 | 1,398 | observed |
| 2013 | 92 | 1,647 | observed |
| 2014 | 97 | 1,608 | observed |
| 2015 | 79 | 1,853 | observed |
| 2016 | 53 | 2,412 | observed |
| 2017 | 57 | 2,295 | observed |
| 2018 | 43 | 2,796 | observed |
| 2019 | 43 | 2,851 | observed |
| 2020 | 50 | 2,546 | observed |
| 2021 | 40 | 3,021 | observed |
| 2022 | 40 | 3,053 | observed |
| 2023 | 28 | 3,883 | observed |
| 2024 | 21 | 4,701 | observed |
| 2025 | 23 | 4,396 | observed |
Statistics count the spelling “Desean” as recorded by the publisher. When a spelling has several independent origins, the counts are not split between them. Counts measure applications. Gaps are years without a published value, not zeros.
Rates per million are unavailable for this series because no compatible denominator has been imported.
Retrieved 2026-10-15 · CC0-1.0
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06 / Behind the facts
Review status: Source-reported — no editorial review recorded yet. Last data change 2026-10-15.
SSA national baby names, 1880–2025 (CC0 redistribution)
US Social Security Administration; redistributed by nkrishnaswami · CC0-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
South Australia — Popular Baby Names, per-year lists including names given once, 1944-2017
Attorney-General's Department, South Australia (via data.sa.gov.au) · CC-BY-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
NISRA — First Forenames Given to Babies Registered in Northern Ireland, 1997-2025 (full list)
Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA) · OGL-UK-3.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Wiktionary text: CC BY-SA 4.0. Wikidata: CC0. Commons recordings retain their individual file licences. Complete attribution is available in each group above and alongside each chart.
