Deacon

Greek

"messenger, servant"

Deacon Origin and Meaning

The name Deacon is a boy's name of Greek origin meaning "messenger, servant".

This name was transposed from the word for a church officer to a baby name when Reese Witherspoon and Ryan Phillippe chose it for their son, after a baseball player ancestor, and Don Johnson followed suit. Its popularity also got a boost from Nashville character Deacon Claybourne -- only to fall a bit in recent years.

Deacon Rank in US Top 1000

# 534 in the US

Deacon Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 805 on Nameberry

Popularity of the name Deacon

• 534 US 2023
• 805 Nameberry 2025
• 300 Future 2028
• 771 England 2023

20 Names Similar to Deacon

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Famous People Named Deacon

• James Thomas "Deacon" McGuire American baseball player
• David D. "Deacon" Jones American NFL football player
• Carroll Elmer "Deacon" Jones American baseball pitcher
• James Laurie "Deacon" White American baseball player
• Deacon John Moore American R&B musician
• Deacon Tehanakore Manu New Zealand,born Fijian rugby union player
• Deacon Reese Phillippe son of actors Reese Witherspoon and Ryan Phillippe
• Deacon Frey son of musician Glenn Frey of The Eagles
• Deacon Johnson (b. 2006) son of American actor Don Johnson
• John Richard Deacon bassist of Queen

The name Deacon in Pop Culture

• Deacon Claybourne character on TV's "Nashville"
• Deacon Slemp sadist in Nathanael West's "A Cool Million" (1934)
• Deacon "Deke" Kaye character in the movie "S.W.A.T."
• Deacon Frost character in Marvel Comics
• Deacon character in video game, Fallout 4
• Deacon Blue Scottish rock band
• Deacon Hatcher character in book series "The Program"
• "Deacon Blues " song by Steely Dan on their 1977 album "Aja"
• Deacon vampire in Taika Waititi's film, "What We Do in the Shadows"
• Deacon Palmer character on TV's "King of Queens"
• Deacon Logan character from the Bill & Ted movies