Deana

#7,885 for girls in 2025, 13 births · Last seen for boys in 1975 at #3,941
Given to girls 99.9% of the time

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Peak · girls
1970 · 1,363 births
Debut · girls
5 births
In top 100 · girls
never
of 146 years
Total births · girls
23,462
since 1905

Deana over time

girls

Rank among girls' names. Deana has never cracked the top 200 here.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201966peak #232, 1970girls
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025#7,88513
2024#7,96713
2023#10,3129
2022#7,63114
2021#7,25015
2020#6,08319
2019#5,98620
2018#6,79217
2017#5,51723
2016#4,15735
2015#5,28825
2014#4,89228
2013#4,75529
2012#2,97857
2011#3,65942
2010#3,36048
2009#2,42579
2008#2,18491
2007#2,16392
2006#2,22986
2005#2,16085
2004#1,92597
2003#1,832101
2002#1,708107
2001#1,654110
2000#1,356138
1999#1,408125
1998#1,180158
1997#1,110169
1996#1,215146
1995#1,139154
1994#1,147155
1993#1,089166
1992#1,025182
1991#981191
1990#883219
1989#972179
1988#800231
1987#805217
1986#732243
1985#668271
1984#591305
1983#562323
1982#603297
1981#531355
1980#534354
1979#478425
1978#465423
1977#446459
1976#404497
1975#351616#3,9418
1974#332664
1973#309754
1972#295855
1971#2811,018#4,3756
1970#2321,363
1969#2481,193
1968#2561,049
1967#309783
1966#363624
1965#401536
1964#400591
1963#409553
1962#409563
1961#451469
1960#468431
1959#479412
1958#521347
1957#556297
1956#544295
1955#559264
1954#644204
1953#669180
1952#689167
1951#799124
1950#803117
1949#88699
1948#773123
1947#820114
1946#815103
1945#90469
1944#85579
1943#88977
1942#87378
1941#99354
1940#90663
1939#93956
1938#89063
1937#1,09942
1936#1,69120
1935#1,72020
1934#2,00316
1933#1,65821
1932#2,36513
1931#2,58111
1930#2,02317
1929#2,01117
1928#3,4368
1927#2,09518
1926#2,56913
1925#2,28316
1924#2,51414
1923#2,16917
1922#2,61213
1921#2,12018
1920#2,89911
1919#2,26415
1918#3,2449
1917#2,69311
1916#3,9196
1915#2,9009
1914#3,6185
1913#1,67013
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1905#1,9315
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First appearance
1905

The first year at least five girls were named Deana! It came in at #1,931, and was given to 5 baby girls.


Quietest stretch: 1905–1912, when fewer than 6 girls a year got the name.

Where Deana is popular in 1966

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Deana, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Deana, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Deana, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Deana, so not publishedNHWashington: #329 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 1,943 girlsWAIdaho: #207 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 870 girlsIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Deana, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Deana, so not publishedNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 girls named Deana, so not publishedMNIllinois: #428 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 3,825 girlsILWisconsin: #493 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 7,111 girlsWIMichigan: #376 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 3,197 girlsMINew York: #524 for girls · 29 births · 1 in 5,029 girlsNYMassachusetts: #401 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 4,504 girlsMARhode Island: #206 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 1,394 girlsRIOregon: #323 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 1,894 girlsORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Deana, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Deana, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Deana, so not publishedSDIowa: #256 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 1,621 girlsIAIndiana: #332 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 2,474 girlsINOhio: #360 for girls · 28 births · 1 in 3,042 girlsOHPennsylvania: #350 for girls · 31 births · 1 in 2,888 girlsPANew Jersey: #400 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 3,440 girlsNJConnecticut: #430 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 4,409 girlsCTCalifornia: #320 for girls · 83 births · 1 in 1,852 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Deana, so not publishedUTColorado: #307 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 1,684 girlsCONebraska: #308 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 2,116 girlsNEMissouri: #269 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 1,729 girlsMOKentucky: #199 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 1,080 girlsKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Deana, so not publishedWVVirginia: #427 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 3,808 girlsVAMaryland: #298 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 2,103 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Deana, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 girls named Deana, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: #279 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 1,242 girlsNMKansas: #230 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 1,101 girlsKSArkansas: #223 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 1,162 girlsARTennessee: #296 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 2,022 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #279 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 1,984 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #488 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 4,246 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: #354 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 2,203 girlsDCOklahoma: #176 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 782 girlsOKLouisiana: #450 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 3,204 girlsLAMississippi: #460 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 3,250 girlsMSAlabama: #305 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 1,972 girlsALGeorgia: #333 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 2,275 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Deana, so not publishedHITexas: #357 for girls · 44 births · 1 in 2,088 girlsTXFlorida: #416 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 3,063 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Oklahoma#176 · 1 in 782
  2. Kentucky#199 · 1 in 1,080
  3. Rhode Island#206 · 1 in 1,394
  4. Idaho#207 · 1 in 870
  5. Arkansas#223 · 1 in 1,162

Best ever in a state: #114 in Rhode Island, 1968.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Oklahoma#176201 in 782
Kentucky#199231 in 1,080
Rhode Island#20651 in 1,394
Idaho#20751 in 870
Arkansas#223121 in 1,162
Kansas#230131 in 1,101
Iowa#256131 in 1,621
Missouri#269201 in 1,729
New Mexico#27971 in 1,242
North Carolina#279201 in 1,984
Tennessee#296151 in 2,022
Maryland#298131 in 2,103
Alabama#305141 in 1,972
Colorado#30791 in 1,684
Nebraska#30851 in 2,116
California#320831 in 1,852
Oregon#32371 in 1,894
Washington#329111 in 1,943
Indiana#332171 in 2,474
Georgia#333171 in 2,275
Pennsylvania#350311 in 2,888
District of Columbia#35451 in 2,203
Texas#357441 in 2,088
Ohio#360281 in 3,042
Michigan#376231 in 3,197
New Jersey#400151 in 3,440
Massachusetts#401101 in 4,504
Florida#416141 in 3,063
Virginia#42791 in 3,808
Illinois#428231 in 3,825
Connecticut#43051 in 4,409
Louisiana#450101 in 3,204
Mississippi#46061 in 3,250
South Carolina#48851 in 4,246
Wisconsin#49351 in 7,111
New York#524291 in 5,029
Alaska
Arizona
Delaware
Hawaii
Maine
Minnesota
Montana
Nevada
New Hampshire
North Dakota
South Dakota
Utah
Vermont
West Virginia
Wyoming

Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Deana
Momentum · girls
Falling
  • 82 spots since 2024 (#7,967#7,885)
  • 1,802 spots since 2020 (#6,083#7,885)
  • 2,597 spots since 2015 (#5,288#7,885)
  • Biggest jump: 209 spots in 1938 (#1,099#890)
  • Biggest drop: 172 spots in 1989 (#800#972)
Rise & fade · girls
65 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1905
  • Peaked 1970 at #232 (1,363 births)
  • Births halved by 1974, 4 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 54 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 54 yrs · run 1938–1991
Share of babies · girls
1 in 1,283
  • Highest: 1 in 1,283 girls born in 1970 were named Deana (0.08%)
  • Latest: 1 in 123,636 girls born in 2025 (0.00%)
Era · girls
The 1970s
  • 30.2% of all girls named Deana (7,074) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1900s5#1,931 (1905)#1,931
1910s68#1,670 (1913)#2,901
1920s145#2,011 (1929)#2,471
1930s279#890 (1938)#1,697
1940s859#773 (1948)#871
1950s2,407#479 (1959)#626
1960s6,792#248 (1969)#371
1970s7,074#232 (1970)#359
1980s2,775#531 (1981)#680
1990s1,665#883 (1990)#1,118
2000s986#1,356 (2000)#1,964
2010s324#2,978 (2012)#4,738
2020s83#6,083 (2020)#7,855

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Deana in 1966

girls
#363
624 births · 1 in 2,712 girls

Top girls' names in 1966

  1. #1Lisa56,918
  2. #2Kimberly32,232
  3. #3Mary28,890
  4. #4Michelle27,159
  5. #5Karen25,450
  6. #6Susan23,776
  7. #7Patricia20,112
  8. #8Tammy18,621
  9. #9Angela18,532
  10. #10Jennifer18,215
  11. #363Deana624
More about 1966

girls

1,692,177 girls got a published name in 1966; 1 in 2,712 of them was named Deana, which outranked 95.2% of the 7,624 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.0% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Deana
  1. #360Irma641
  2. #361Leann635
  3. #362Suzette629
  4. #363Deana624
  5. #364Emma619
  6. #365Daphne617
  7. #366Lesa616
Biggest movers since 1965
Risers
  1. 6,121Tabatha#6,539#418
  2. 1,469Tabitha#1,993#524
  3. 1,325Joell#2,247#922
  4. 1,047Tatia#1,715#668
  5. 969Nichole#1,829#860
Fallers
  1. 398Barb#815#1,213
  2. 310Jewell#952#1,262
  3. 288Roxie#944#1,232
  4. 284Aretha#818#1,102
  5. 280Kecia#392#672

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1966