Deacon
A boys’ name of Greek origin, meaning messenger; from diakonos.
How Deacon has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #453 |
| 2016 | #468 |
| 2017 | #501 |
| 2018 | #485 |
| 2019 | #508 |
| 2020 | #516 |
| 2021 | #474 |
| 2022 | #515 |
| 2023 | #534 |
| 2024 | #550 |
| 2025 | #561 |
Deacon by the numbers
In 2025, 29 babies in England and Wales were named Deacon. In the US, 575 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
For the size of the two countries, it is given several times more often in the US than in England and Wales.
Its American peak was 733 babies in 2014, making it a 2010s name.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Deacon. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Deakonservant; variant spelling of Deacon18 in the US (2017)
- Damonto tame; loyal704 in the US (2017)
- Devonfrom devonshire or the devon valley484 in the US (2017)
- Davonbeloved; a modern form of David164 in the US (2017)
- Daxonson of David; modern patronymic respelling of Daxson132 in the US (2017)
- Deiondivine; a form of Dion or Dionysus112 in the US (2017)
Sounds like Deacon
Names that are said the same way as Deacon, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
- Deakindeacon; servant or messenger9 in the US (2017)
Other names that mean a messenger
Like Deacon, each of these has a messenger in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Angelmessenger of God6,157 in the US (2017)
- Malachimy messenger or my king2,514 in the US (2017)
- Angelomessenger or angel; from angelos1,020 in the US (2017)
- Malakaimy messenger; variant of Malachi804 in the US (2017)
- UrielGod is my light; angel name558 in the US (2017)
- RaphaelGod heals; angel name368 in England and Wales (2025)
Names about as common as Deacon
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