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#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201995peak #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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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—
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1957#556297—
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1952#689167—
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1950#803117—
1949#88699—
1948#773123—
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1942#87378—
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1918#3,2449—
1917#2,69311—
1916#3,9196—
1915#2,9009—
1914#3,6185—
1913#1,67013—
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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 1995

  • 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: fewer than 5 girls named Deana, so not publishedWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Deana, so not publishedIDMontana: 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: #686 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 5,183 girlsILWisconsin: fewer than 5 girls named Deana, so not publishedWIMichigan: #1,063 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 10,526 girlsMINew York: #843 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 6,720 girlsNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 girls named Deana, so not publishedMARhode 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: #828 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 7,935 girlsOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 girls named Deana, so not publishedPANew Jersey: #837 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 7,135 girlsNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Deana, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #1,204 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 11,171 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Deana, so not publishedUTColorado: fewer than 5 girls named Deana, so not publishedCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Deana, so not publishedNEMissouri: fewer than 5 girls named Deana, so not publishedMOKentucky: fewer than 5 girls named Deana, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Deana, so not publishedWVVirginia: fewer than 5 girls named Deana, so not publishedVAMaryland: #653 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 4,930 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Deana, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 girls named Deana, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Deana, so not publishedNMKansas: fewer than 5 girls named Deana, so not publishedKSArkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Deana, so not publishedARTennessee: fewer than 5 girls named Deana, so not publishedTNNorth Carolina: #692 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 5,466 girlsNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Deana, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Deana, so not publishedDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 girls named Deana, so not publishedOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 girls named Deana, so not publishedLAMississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Deana, so not publishedMSAlabama: fewer than 5 girls named Deana, so not publishedALGeorgia: #858 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 6,821 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Deana, so not publishedHITexas: #1,742 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 19,493 girlsTXFlorida: #1,019 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 9,110 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Maryland#653 · 1 in 4,930
  2. Illinois#686 · 1 in 5,183
  3. North Carolina#692 · 1 in 5,466
  4. Ohio#828 · 1 in 7,935
  5. New Jersey#837 · 1 in 7,135

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

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StateRankBirthsShare
Maryland#65351 in 4,930
Illinois#686141 in 5,183
North Carolina#69271 in 5,466
Ohio#82881 in 7,935
New Jersey#83761 in 7,135
New York#843161 in 6,720
Georgia#85861 in 6,821
Florida#1,01981 in 9,110
Michigan#1,06351 in 10,526
California#1,204211 in 11,171
Texas#1,74271 in 19,493
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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 1995

girls
#1,139
154 births · 1 in 11,419 girls

Top girls' names in 1995

  1. #1Jessica27,941
  2. #2Ashley26,606
  3. #3Emily24,382
  4. #4Samantha21,644
  5. #5Sarah21,395
  6. #6Taylor20,426
  7. #7Hannah17,018
  8. #8Brittany16,477
  9. #9Amanda16,354
  10. #10Elizabeth16,192
  11. #1,139Deana154
More about 1995

girls

1,758,548 girls got a published name in 1995; 1 in 11,419 of them was named Deana, which outranked 92.8% of the 15,753 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 11.9% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Deana
  1. #1,131Keara155
  2. #1,131Keyonna155
  3. #1,131Shelley155
  4. #1,139Deana154
  5. #1,139Abagail154
  6. #1,139Jewel154
  7. #1,139Lora154
  8. #1,144Brieanna153
  9. #1,144Danika153
  10. #1,144Kalee153

Tied with 4 names at #1,139; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1994
Risers
  1. ↑ 6,718Iridian#7,604 → #886
  2. ↑ 2,689Daija#3,615 → #926
  3. ↑ 2,119Lyric#2,752 → #633
  4. ↑ 1,910Daja#2,877 → #967
  5. ↑ 1,602Shania#2,047 → #445
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,205Nohely#896 → #2,101
  2. ↓ 1,048Zana#802 → #1,850
  3. ↓ 869Kadijah#512 → #1,381
  4. ↓ 609Clarisa#664 → #1,273
  5. ↓ 514Dayana#751 → #1,265

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

See the top 100 for 1995 →