Deondre
An English masculine name derived from Greek meaning "gift of God".
Name Census estimates that about 3,964 living Americans carry the first name Deondre. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Deondre today is around 25 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Deondre births was 1998 (223 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Deondre. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
For a British comparison, Name Census UK has a UK baby-name profile for Deondre with official rankings and popularity over time.
People living today
4.0K
~ 1 in 86,467 Americans
Peak year
1998
223 babies that year
Average age
25
years old
2024 SSA rank
#3,528
Tracked since 1966
Census
Deondre in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 3,003 people with the first name Deondre, which placed it at #5,634 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#5,634
National first-name rank
People counted
3.0K
3,003 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
1.0
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Black or African American
80.4% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Deondre
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Deondre is Black at 80.4%. The next largest groups are Two or More Races (9.4%) and Hispanic (5.1%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Deondre described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Deondre at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Black or African American80.4% · 2,414
- Two or more races9.4% · 281
- Hispanic or Latino5.1% · 154
- White2.8% · 84
- American Indian and Alaska Native1.5% · 46
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.8% · 24
Gender
Gender distribution for Deondre
Out of the 4,045 babies given the name Deondre since 1880, 99.6% were registered as male. The name sits firmly on the male side of the spectrum, with only a handful of female registrations across the entire dataset.
Deondre as a male name
- Ranked #3,528 in 2024
- 32 male births in 2024
- Peak: 1998 (223 births)
Deondre as a female name
- Ranked #14,086 in 1996
- 5 female births in 1996
- Peak: 1994 (5 births)
2020 Census snapshot
In the 2020 Census sex table, Deondre appears almost entirely male. Of the 3,005 people counted with this name, 99.3% were male and only a very small share were female.
Popularity
Deondre: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Deondre from the 1960s through to the 2020s, spanning 7 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1990s, with 1,557 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 1990s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Deondre by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Deondre during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Deondres live
The SSA's state-level files cover 29 states and territories. Florida, California, Georgia recorded the most babies named Deondre, while Washington, Oklahoma, Minnesota recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 79 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Deondre
The name Deondre is a modern variant of the French name Deondré, which is derived from the Old French name André. André itself is a French form of the ancient Greek name Andreas, meaning "manly" or "brave." The name can be traced back to the early Christian era, around the 1st century AD.
Deondre is believed to have originated as a name among French-speaking communities, particularly in regions such as Louisiana and parts of the southern United States. It gained popularity in the late 20th century, likely influenced by the increasing use of unique and creative name variations.
While the name Deondre does not have a direct historical reference in ancient texts or religious scriptures, its root name Andreas has a strong connection to Christianity. According to tradition, Andreas was the name of one of the Twelve Apostles of Jesus Christ, known as Saint Andrew.
Some of the earliest recorded examples of individuals with the name Deondre can be found in historical records from the late 20th century. One notable figure is Deondre Francois, an American football player who played quarterback for the Florida State University Seminoles in the late 2010s.
Throughout history, several notable individuals have borne the root name André or its variants. These include André Breton (1896-1966), a French writer and a principal founder of Surrealism; André Gide (1869-1951), a French author and winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1947; and André the Giant (1946-1993), a French professional wrestler and actor known for his incredible height and size.
Other famous individuals with the name include André Previn (1929-2019), an American pianist, conductor, and composer who won multiple Academy Awards and Grammy Awards; and André Rieu (born 1949), a Dutch violinist and conductor known for his performances of waltz music.
People
Deondre + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Deondre as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with D
Other first names starting with D with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Deondre: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Deondre?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 3,964 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Deondre going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 86,467 US residents.
Is Deondre a common name?
We classify Deondre as "Rare". It ranks above 96% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 4,045 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Deondre most popular?
The single biggest year for Deondre was 1998, when 223 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Deondre is about 25 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Deondre in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 3,003 people with the name Deondre, or 0.99 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #5,634 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Deondre in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Deondre?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Deondre appears almost entirely male. Of the 3,005 people counted with this name, 99.3% were male and only a very small share were female. The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Deondre?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Deondre is Black at 80.4%. The next largest groups are Two or More Races (9.4%) and Hispanic (5.1%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Deondre most often in the Census?
Black is the largest reported group for people named Deondre in the 2020 Census, accounting for 80.4% (2,414 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Deondre in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Deondre a male name?
Yes, 99.6% of people registered as Deondre in the SSA data are male. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Deondre still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Deondre in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Deondre can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many people have Deondre as a first name?
If you just want to know how many Americans are named Deondre, HowManyOfMe.org gives you the headline number in one glance.