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#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201971peak #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 1971

  • 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: #223 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 1,117 girlsWAIdaho: #196 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 698 girlsIDMontana: #149 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 522 girlsMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Deana, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #310 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 2,461 girlsMNIllinois: #274 for girls · 54 births · 1 in 1,531 girlsILWisconsin: #247 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 1,627 girlsWIMichigan: #346 for girls · 27 births · 1 in 2,556 girlsMINew York: #287 for girls · 76 births · 1 in 1,648 girlsNYMassachusetts: #283 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 1,958 girlsMARhode Island: #143 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 664 girlsRIOregon: #166 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 703 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: #228 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 1,286 girlsIAIndiana: #240 for girls · 32 births · 1 in 1,285 girlsINOhio: #230 for girls · 65 births · 1 in 1,287 girlsOHPennsylvania: #295 for girls · 44 births · 1 in 1,826 girlsPANew Jersey: #221 for girls · 38 births · 1 in 1,222 girlsNJConnecticut: #236 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 1,318 girlsCTCalifornia: #310 for girls · 93 births · 1 in 1,596 girlsCAUtah: #295 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 1,541 girlsUTColorado: #329 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 1,831 girlsCONebraska: #231 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 1,177 girlsNEMissouri: #219 for girls · 31 births · 1 in 1,103 girlsMOKentucky: #244 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 1,367 girlsKYWest Virginia: #239 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 1,303 girlsWVVirginia: #374 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 3,005 girlsVAMaryland: #292 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 1,803 girlsMDDelaware: #166 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 693 girlsDEArizona: #305 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 1,372 girlsAZNew Mexico: #315 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 1,399 girlsNMKansas: #213 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 967 girlsKSArkansas: #208 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 927 girlsARTennessee: #193 for girls · 31 births · 1 in 1,004 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #239 for girls · 30 births · 1 in 1,342 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #220 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 1,092 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Deana, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #188 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 840 girlsOKLouisiana: #472 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 3,239 girlsLAMississippi: #268 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 1,435 girlsMSAlabama: #278 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 1,661 girlsALGeorgia: #235 for girls · 32 births · 1 in 1,214 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Deana, so not publishedHITexas: #290 for girls · 72 births · 1 in 1,442 girlsTXFlorida: #294 for girls · 29 births · 1 in 1,647 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Rhode Island#143 · 1 in 664
  2. Montana#149 · 1 in 522
  3. Delaware#166 · 1 in 693
  4. Oregon#166 · 1 in 703
  5. Oklahoma#188 · 1 in 840

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Rhode Island#14391 in 664
Montana#14981 in 522
Delaware#16651 in 693
Oregon#166191 in 703
Oklahoma#188211 in 840
Tennessee#193311 in 1,004
Idaho#19671 in 698
Arkansas#208151 in 927
Kansas#213141 in 967
Missouri#219311 in 1,103
South Carolina#220191 in 1,092
New Jersey#221381 in 1,222
Washington#223201 in 1,117
Iowa#228151 in 1,286
Ohio#230651 in 1,287
Nebraska#23191 in 1,177
Georgia#235321 in 1,214
Connecticut#236141 in 1,318
North Carolina#239301 in 1,342
West Virginia#239101 in 1,303
Indiana#240321 in 1,285
Kentucky#244191 in 1,367
Wisconsin#247191 in 1,627
Mississippi#268131 in 1,435
Illinois#274541 in 1,531
Alabama#278161 in 1,661
Massachusetts#283201 in 1,958
New York#287761 in 1,648
Texas#290721 in 1,442
Maryland#292131 in 1,803
Florida#294291 in 1,647
Pennsylvania#295441 in 1,826
Utah#29571 in 1,541
Arizona#305111 in 1,372
California#310931 in 1,596
Minnesota#310111 in 2,461
New Mexico#31561 in 1,399
Colorado#32991 in 1,831
Michigan#346271 in 2,556
Virginia#374111 in 3,005
Louisiana#47291 in 3,239
Alaska
District of Columbia
Hawaii
Maine
Nevada
New Hampshire
North Dakota
South Dakota
Vermont
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 1971

girls
#281
1,018 births · 1 in 1,634 girls
boys
#4,375
6 births · 1 in 294,741 boys

Top girls' names in 1971

  1. #1Jennifer56,771
  2. #2Michelle33,160
  3. #3Lisa32,907
  4. #4Kimberly30,708
  5. #5Amy26,237
  6. #6Angela25,901
  7. #7Melissa23,875
  8. #8Tammy17,656
  9. #9Mary16,703
  10. #10Julie15,322
  11. #281Deana1,018

Top boys' names in 1971

  1. #1Michael77,577
  2. #2James54,597
  3. #3David53,113
  4. #4John51,512
  5. #5Robert50,634
  6. #6Christopher48,225
  7. #7William35,413
  8. #8Jason34,173
  9. #9Brian32,624
  10. #10Scott30,901
  11. #4,375Deana6
More about 1971

girls

1,663,823 girls got a published name in 1971; 1 in 1,634 of them was named Deana, which outranked 97.1% of the 9,645 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.8% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Deana
  1. #277Keri1,036
  2. #277Roxanne1,036
  3. #280Joan1,022
  4. #281Deana1,018
  5. #281Tasha1,018
  6. #283Shari1,014
  7. #284Mindy1,010
  8. #285Rachelle997

Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1970
Risers
  1. 2,115Yesenia#2,522#407
  2. 1,431Shayla#2,267#836
  3. 853Ebony#1,681#828
  4. 749Consuela#1,706#957
  5. 510Candida#1,196#686
Fallers
  1. 572Sebrina#916#1,488
  2. 382Janene#684#1,066
  3. 375Treena#989#1,364
  4. 356Tisa#910#1,266
  5. 351Shaun#929#1,280

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

boys

1,768,447 boys got a published name in 1971; 1 in 294,741 of them was named Deana, which outranked 22.6% of the 5,655 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 26.5% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Deana
  1. #3,963Zechariah7
  2. #3,963Zeferino7
  3. #3,963Zerrick7
  4. #4,375Deana6
  5. #4,375Abelino6
  6. #4,375Absalom6
  7. #4,375Acey6
  8. #4,907Abdel5
  9. #4,907Abiel5
  10. #4,907Achille5

Tied with 531 names at #4,375; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1970
Risers
  1. 754Germaine#1,582#828
  2. 626Jeramie#1,546#920
  3. 512Jeremey#1,396#884
  4. 473Jarod#1,337#864
  5. 454Jamel#1,374#920
Fallers
  1. 328Adolph#926#1,254
  2. 272Dwane#1,000#1,272
  3. 266Bronson#861#1,127
  4. 244Mitch#921#1,165
  5. 242Enrico#839#1,081

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

See the top 100 for 1971