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Meaning

The name Deacon has the following meaning:

The dusty one; a servant.
It is a male name, suitable for baby boys.

Popularity

As a baby boy name, Deacon is currently a popular baby name, with a recent overall USA popularity ranking of 985 out of 1000 (source: 2000s U.S. Census).

In 2009, the name Deacon fell in popularity and moved down the USA Top 1000 charts in Year 2009, by 42 places. For the Year 2009, it ranked 685 in the Top 1000 charts.

The following chart shows the popularity of the name Deacon in the USA, over the past 100 years.
USA baby name statistics

Pronunciation

The name Deacon is pronounced as dee-kun

Origins

Deacon originates from the Greek language.
See other suggested Greek boy baby names.

Related names

The following names are baby names related to Deacon and are suitable names for brothers and sisters of Deacon: Boys - Dardo, Hector, Telly, Girls - Dariana, Delphine, Electa, Karon, Minta, Parthenia, Both genders - Christian

Variants

Popular Variants for the name Deacon: Deacan, Deacen, Deacin, Deacun, Deak, Deakan, Deaken, Deakin, Deakon, Deakun, Deecan, Deecen, Deecin, Deecon (Greek), Deecun, Deek, Deekan, Deeken, Deekin, Deekon, Deekun, Deke

Style

We think the name Deacon should fall under the following style category: Classics.

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Impression

Based on our research, most people would imagine a person with the name Deacon to be: A faithful chap

In one word, you might describe Deacon as a(n) "faithful" person.

See other "faithful" names for boys.

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Famous persons

The names of some famous persons by the name Deacon (or its variants) are:

Deacon Jones, born on 9 December, a famous athlete. Deacon Jones's background: A former professional football player and actor.

Deacon McGuire, born on 18 November, a famous athlete. Deacon McGuire's background: An American catcher, manager and coach in Major League Baseball who spent over a quarter of a century playing professional baseball in a much-traveled career which saw him set several records for durability.

Deacon Phillippe, born on 23 May, a famous athlete. Deacon Phillippe's background: A turn-of-the-century pitcher for the Pittsburgh Pirates.
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