Deshaun Foster
There are approximately 4 people named Deshaun Foster living in the United States today. That makes this name combination very rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 85,688,585 Americans.
This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Deshaun with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Foster. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and Census demographics where available.
Expected bearers
4
1 in 85,688,585
Named Deshaun
5.8K
Alive today
Named Foster
251K
Alive today
US population
343M
Denominator
Estimated living: 5.8K
Rarity: Rare
Gender: Male
Peak year: 2006
Average age: 26
Top Census group: Black or African American (81.8%)
Estimated bearers: 251K
Rarity: Common
Census rank: #104
Per 100K: 73.21
Top ancestry: White (67.0%)
First name trend
Deshaun: popularity over time
Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Deshaun. The peak year was 2006 with 233 births. The average person named Deshaun today is 26 years old.
Babies born per year
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Deshaun
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the first name Deshaun, from the 2020 US Census Bureau first-name tables. The largest published group is Black or African American at 81.8%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Deshaun described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. These are self-reported numbers, and they describe the population who happened to carry the name Deshaun at the time of the Census. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- Black or African American81.8% · 3,521
- Two or more races9.4% · 403
- Hispanic or Latino4.7% · 201
- White2.6% · 114
- American Indian and Alaska Native1.0% · 45
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.5% · 22
Ethnicity
Ancestry of the Foster surname
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the surname Foster, from the 2020 US Census Bureau. The largest group is White at 67.0%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the surname Foster described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. These are self-reported numbers, and they describe the population who happened to carry the surname Foster at the time of the Census. A surname does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- White67.0% · 146,615
- Black or African American23.2% · 50,721
- Two or more races4.6% · 10,096
- Hispanic or Latino3.7% · 8,051
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.8% · 1,767
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.7% · 1,574
Methodology
How we calculated this
The first name Deshaun has a living-bearer frequency of 0.0017% of the US population, based on 5,773 estimated living Americans carrying this first name (from SSA birth records going back to 1880, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables).
Even though the Census Bureau now publishes first-name tables, we do not use that file as the main first-name input for this estimate. The latest first-name Census snapshot is from 2020, which makes it 6 years old today. Because Census first-name data is only released once every 10 years, SSA birth records plus CDC survival rates give a better current estimate of how many people are likely alive with the name Deshaun right now.
The surname Foster appears at a rate of 73.21 per 100,000 residents in the 2020 Census Bureau surname file, which translates to a frequency of 0.0732%.
Multiplying these two independent frequencies against the current US population of 342,754,338 gives an expected count of approximately 4 people with the full name Deshaun Foster. This assumes statistical independence between first and last names, which is a simplification but produces reasonable estimates for most combinations.
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FAQ
Deshaun Foster: questions and answers
How many people are named Deshaun Foster?
We estimate approximately 4 people in the United States share the full name Deshaun Foster. That works out to about 1 in 85,688,585 Americans. This is calculated by combining the first-name frequency (0.0017%) with the surname frequency (73.21 per 100K) against the current US population.
How rare is the name Deshaun Foster?
We classify Deshaun Foster as "Very Rare". About 1 in 85,688,585 Americans share this exact first and last name combination.
Is Deshaun a male or female name?
Deshaun is predominantly male. Out of 5,916 total SSA registrations, 96.1% were male and 3.9% were female. See the full Deshaun profile for detailed gender data.
Where does this data come from?
First-name data comes from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files (1880 to 2024). Surname data comes from the 2020 US Census Bureau decennial surname tables. Living-bearer estimates use CDC actuarial life tables to adjust for mortality. Read the full methodology.
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