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#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201982peak #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 1982

  • 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: #600 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 4,586 girlsWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Deana, so not publishedIDMontana: #215 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 970 girlsMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Deana, so not publishedNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 girls named Deana, so not publishedMNIllinois: #700 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 6,202 girlsILWisconsin: #567 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 6,284 girlsWIMichigan: #678 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 7,201 girlsMINew York: #888 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 8,562 girlsNYMassachusetts: #500 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 4,653 girlsMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Deana, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 girls named Deana, so not publishedORNevada: 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: fewer than 5 girls named Deana, so not publishedIAIndiana: fewer than 5 girls named Deana, so not publishedINOhio: #364 for girls · 26 births · 1 in 2,749 girlsOHPennsylvania: #525 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 4,993 girlsPANew Jersey: #312 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 2,126 girlsNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Deana, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #709 for girls · 32 births · 1 in 5,804 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Deana, so not publishedUTColorado: #571 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 4,410 girlsCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Deana, so not publishedNEMissouri: #505 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 4,598 girlsMOKentucky: #447 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 3,959 girlsKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Deana, so not publishedWVVirginia: #638 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 6,160 girlsVAMaryland: fewer than 5 girls named Deana, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Deana, so not publishedDEArizona: #457 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 2,881 girlsAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Deana, so not publishedNMKansas: fewer than 5 girls named Deana, so not publishedKSArkansas: #391 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 2,553 girlsARTennessee: fewer than 5 girls named Deana, so not publishedTNNorth Carolina: #408 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 3,109 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #324 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 1,988 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Deana, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #301 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 1,881 girlsOKLouisiana: #683 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 5,280 girlsLAMississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Deana, so not publishedMSAlabama: #446 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 3,124 girlsALGeorgia: #673 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 5,813 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Deana, so not publishedHITexas: #792 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 7,218 girlsTXFlorida: #780 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 7,088 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Montana#215 · 1 in 970
  2. Oklahoma#301 · 1 in 1,881
  3. New Jersey#312 · 1 in 2,126
  4. South Carolina#324 · 1 in 1,988
  5. Ohio#364 · 1 in 2,749

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Montana#21551 in 970
Oklahoma#301121 in 1,881
New Jersey#312181 in 2,126
South Carolina#32491 in 1,988
Ohio#364261 in 2,749
Arkansas#39151 in 2,553
North Carolina#408111 in 3,109
Alabama#44671 in 3,124
Kentucky#44761 in 3,959
Arizona#45771 in 2,881
Massachusetts#50071 in 4,653
Missouri#50571 in 4,598
Pennsylvania#525141 in 4,993
Wisconsin#56751 in 6,284
Colorado#57151 in 4,410
Washington#60061 in 4,586
Virginia#63851 in 6,160
Georgia#67361 in 5,813
Michigan#67881 in 7,201
Louisiana#68361 in 5,280
Illinois#700121 in 6,202
California#709321 in 5,804
Florida#78081 in 7,088
Texas#792181 in 7,218
New York#888121 in 8,562
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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 1982

girls
#603
297 births · 1 in 5,701 girls

Top girls' names in 1982

  1. #1Jennifer57,120
  2. #2Jessica45,453
  3. #3Amanda34,214
  4. #4Sarah28,483
  5. #5Melissa25,864
  6. #6Nicole21,706
  7. #7Stephanie20,861
  8. #8Elizabeth20,506
  9. #9Crystal19,099
  10. #10Amy18,799
  11. #603Deana297
More about 1982

girls

1,693,325 girls got a published name in 1982; 1 in 5,701 of them was named Deana, which outranked 95.1% of the 12,332 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Deana
  1. #599Kacie300
  2. #599Sheryl300
  3. #602Marcella299
  4. #603Deana297
  5. #603Lacie297
  6. #603Marcy297
  7. #606Daphne296
  8. #606Edith296
  9. #606Karin296

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

Biggest movers since 1981
Risers
  1. 1,715Kaleena#2,375#660
  2. 1,197Kala#1,958#761
  3. 1,094Chelsie#2,028#934
  4. 1,081Tenika#2,028#947
  5. 1,044Falon#1,958#914
Fallers
  1. 538Evita#779#1,317
  2. 517Martine#791#1,308
  3. 473Dusty#720#1,193
  4. 470Regan#991#1,461
  5. 401Windy#998#1,399

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

See the top 100 for 1982