Daejon
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- DAY-jon
- Origin
- Modern
Daejon is a boys' name of Modern origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
Where does Daejon come from?
Modern: modern coinage, probably Dae- plus Jon
Is Daejon a girl's or a boy's name?
Daejon is a boys' name.
How popular is Daejon in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2000, with 27 boys. It first appears in the records in 1991.
Half of all the boys named Daejon in the US since 1880 were born between 2000 and 2009, the years shaded on the chart below.
Daejon in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 5 | #12,322 |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 9 | #8,035 |
| 2014 | 13 | #6,303 |
| 2013 | 9 | #8,113 |
| 2012 | 15 | #5,714 |
| 2011 | 11 | #7,002 |
| 2010 | 11 | #7,081 |
| 2009 | 20 | #4,746 |
| 2008 | 21 | #4,537 |
| 2007 | 15 | #5,658 |
| 2006 | 19 | #4,671 |
| 2005 | 23 | #3,937 |
| 2004 | 21 | #4,124 |
| 2003 | 14 | #5,265 |
| 2002 | 21 | #3,904 |
| 2001 | 26 | #3,316 |
| 2000 | 27 | #3,144 |
| 1999 | 15 | #4,531 |
| 1998 | 14 | #4,645 |
| 1997 | 10 | #5,636 |
| 1996 | 11 | #5,180 |
| 1995 | 8 | #6,400 |
| 1994 | 9 | #5,862 |
| 1993 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 7 | #6,511 |
Names like Daejon
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Daxton Jaylen Dawson Jayden Kayden Deacon Jackson Mason Kyson Dalton Hudson Davon
Names related to Daejon
More Modern names
Ailany Myla Nevaeh Jax Indie Miley Raelynn Kaiden Kehlani Alayna Caden Zayden Wrenley Mya Oaklynn Ailani
Sources
Figures from Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Daejon: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/daejon, updated 20 October 2026.