Dee
Last seen for girls in 2012 at #13,483 · Last seen for boys in 2022 at #12,330
Given to girls 68.5% of the time
- Peak · girls
- 1962 · 609 births
- Debut · girls
- 6 births
- In top 100 · girls
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 15,830since 1880
Dee over time
Rank within each sex, plotted together. Click any year to open it.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | — | — | ||
| 2024 | — | — | ||
| 2023 | — | — | ||
| 2022 | — | #12,330 | 5 | |
| 2021 | — | — | ||
| 2020 | — | #10,605 | 6 | |
| 2019 | — | #8,215 | 9 | |
| 2018 | — | #10,760 | 6 | |
| 2017 | — | — | ||
| 2016 | — | #12,185 | 5 | |
| 2015 | — | #10,644 | 6 | |
| 2014 | — | #10,717 | 6 | |
| 2013 | — | #6,241 | 13 | |
| 2012 | #13,483 | 7 | #6,626 | 12 |
| 2011 | — | #9,600 | 7 | |
| 2010 | #16,992 | 5 | #12,231 | 5 |
| 2009 | — | — | ||
| 2008 | — | #9,871 | 7 | |
| 2007 | — | #8,915 | 8 | |
| 2006 | #17,168 | 5 | #6,460 | 12 |
| 2005 | — | #5,875 | 13 | |
| 2004 | — | #9,948 | 6 | |
| 2003 | — | #6,715 | 10 | |
| 2002 | #13,595 | 6 | #6,522 | 10 |
| 2001 | #8,758 | 11 | #6,935 | 9 |
| 2000 | #11,801 | 7 | #5,297 | 13 |
| 1999 | — | #6,042 | 10 | |
| 1998 | #12,426 | 6 | #8,479 | 6 |
| 1997 | #7,283 | 12 | #4,960 | 12 |
| 1996 | #5,771 | 16 | #3,830 | 17 |
| 1995 | #5,439 | 17 | #4,791 | 12 |
| 1994 | #4,016 | 26 | #4,094 | 15 |
| 1993 | #4,998 | 19 | #4,227 | 14 |
| 1992 | #4,849 | 20 | #4,872 | 11 |
| 1991 | #4,059 | 25 | #3,462 | 17 |
| 1990 | #5,286 | 17 | #3,607 | 16 |
| 1989 | #3,165 | 33 | #3,809 | 14 |
| 1988 | #3,805 | 24 | #3,350 | 15 |
| 1987 | #3,101 | 30 | #3,959 | 11 |
| 1986 | #2,148 | 49 | #2,226 | 25 |
| 1985 | #2,939 | 31 | #2,598 | 19 |
| 1984 | #1,812 | 59 | #2,036 | 26 |
| 1983 | #2,097 | 47 | #2,272 | 22 |
| 1982 | #1,807 | 60 | #1,999 | 27 |
| 1981 | #1,445 | 84 | #1,996 | 27 |
| 1980 | #1,363 | 92 | #1,852 | 30 |
| 1979 | #1,431 | 85 | #1,903 | 28 |
| 1978 | #1,374 | 85 | #1,508 | 38 |
| 1977 | #1,160 | 107 | #1,571 | 35 |
| 1976 | #1,055 | 116 | #1,646 | 32 |
| 1975 | #998 | 122 | #1,593 | 32 |
| 1974 | #924 | 136 | #1,409 | 37 |
| 1973 | #795 | 165 | #1,312 | 40 |
| 1972 | #730 | 192 | #1,453 | 34 |
| 1971 | #629 | 264 | #1,081 | 57 |
| 1970 | #572 | 313 | #1,207 | 47 |
| 1969 | #502 | 374 | #1,252 | 40 |
| 1968 | #543 | 314 | #1,183 | 41 |
| 1967 | #497 | 371 | #1,087 | 46 |
| 1966 | #470 | 405 | #1,027 | 50 |
| 1965 | #432 | 474 | #843 | 76 |
| 1964 | #410 | 567 | #901 | 71 |
| 1963 | #399 | 577 | #790 | 93 |
| 1962 | #381 | 609 | #832 | 83 |
| 1961 | #387 | 623 | #852 | 81 |
| 1960 | #433 | 512 | #760 | 102 |
| 1959 | #421 | 507 | #875 | 76 |
| 1958 | #407 | 519 | #815 | 85 |
| 1957 | #430 | 479 | #762 | 97 |
| 1956 | #422 | 467 | #796 | 87 |
| 1955 | #409 | 462 | #732 | 99 |
| 1954 | #424 | 423 | #727 | 98 |
| 1953 | #428 | 413 | #654 | 118 |
| 1952 | #432 | 393 | #668 | 108 |
| 1951 | #446 | 342 | #682 | 104 |
| 1950 | #448 | 322 | #741 | 86 |
| 1949 | #463 | 301 | #669 | 106 |
| 1948 | #470 | 293 | #658 | 106 |
| 1947 | #431 | 356 | #624 | 120 |
| 1946 | #465 | 283 | #630 | 104 |
| 1945 | #445 | 255 | #761 | 65 |
| 1944 | #461 | 242 | #642 | 92 |
| 1943 | #522 | 206 | #655 | 95 |
| 1942 | #477 | 237 | #693 | 86 |
| 1941 | #493 | 199 | #624 | 94 |
| 1940 | #518 | 175 | #597 | 99 |
| 1939 | #526 | 159 | #574 | 99 |
| 1938 | #550 | 153 | #537 | 118 |
| 1937 | #615 | 120 | #588 | 96 |
| 1936 | #810 | 69 | #577 | 100 |
| 1935 | #849 | 66 | #566 | 104 |
| 1934 | #831 | 67 | #560 | 111 |
| 1933 | #851 | 62 | #582 | 99 |
| 1932 | #905 | 60 | #590 | 100 |
| 1931 | #1,227 | 35 | #605 | 95 |
| 1930 | #1,101 | 45 | #662 | 88 |
| 1929 | #1,119 | 43 | #571 | 109 |
| 1928 | #1,191 | 41 | #694 | 83 |
| 1927 | #1,278 | 38 | #619 | 102 |
| 1926 | #1,198 | 41 | #631 | 99 |
| 1925 | #1,210 | 41 | #549 | 125 |
| 1924 | #1,138 | 47 | #589 | 116 |
| 1923 | #1,388 | 33 | #582 | 116 |
| 1922 | #1,309 | 36 | #574 | 123 |
| 1921 | #1,222 | 40 | #576 | 120 |
| 1920 | #1,190 | 41 | #640 | 97 |
| 1919 | #1,348 | 33 | #531 | 125 |
| 1918 | #1,005 | 51 | #575 | 112 |
| 1917 | #1,219 | 35 | #557 | 111 |
| 1916 | #1,167 | 37 | #620 | 88 |
| 1915 | #1,040 | 41 | #507 | 120 |
| 1914 | #1,119 | 29 | #622 | 66 |
| 1913 | #1,229 | 21 | #579 | 57 |
| 1912 | #1,055 | 24 | #497 | 64 |
| 1911 | #1,171 | 15 | #461 | 40 |
| 1910 | #1,110 | 16 | #461 | 35 |
| 1909 | #990 | 17 | #419 | 35 |
| 1908 | #1,203 | 12 | #389 | 36 |
| 1907 | #990 | 15 | #385 | 34 |
| 1906 | #845 | 19 | #335 | 38 |
| 1905 | #1,298 | 9 | #337 | 36 |
| 1904 | #965 | 14 | #466 | 21 |
| 1903 | #969 | 13 | #393 | 25 |
| 1902 | — | #388 | 26 | |
| 1901 | #795 | 17 | #487 | 16 |
| 1900 | #1,231 | 10 | #375 | 35 |
| 1899 | #1,181 | 8 | #336 | 28 |
| 1898 | #1,098 | 10 | #350 | 30 |
| 1897 | #1,385 | 6 | #375 | 25 |
| 1896 | #1,213 | 8 | #400 | 24 |
| 1895 | #932 | 12 | #326 | 32 |
| 1894 | #1,353 | 6 | #387 | 23 |
| 1893 | #767 | 15 | #323 | 29 |
| 1892 | #1,017 | 9 | #274 | 43 |
| 1891 | #1,093 | 7 | #411 | 18 |
| 1890 | #1,338 | 5 | #415 | 19 |
| 1889 | #1,025 | 7 | #360 | 24 |
| 1888 | #793 | 11 | #302 | 35 |
| 1887 | #788 | 9 | #254 | 39 |
| 1886 | #633 | 13 | #332 | 26 |
| 1885 | #793 | 8 | #318 | 28 |
| 1884 | #793 | 8 | #336 | 27 |
| 1883 | #817 | 6 | #359 | 22 |
| 1882 | #530 | 12 | #370 | 23 |
| 1881 | #740 | 6 | #276 | 32 |
| 1880 | #738 | 6 | #381 | 20 |
In the first year the SSA published name data, Dee was already there! It came in at #738, and was given to 6 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1902, when fewer than 5 girls a year got the name.
See more about Dee
- Not published in 2025; last seen 2012
- Biggest jump: 453 spots in 1906 (#1,298 → #845)
- Biggest drop: 586 spots in 1894 (#767 → #1,353)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1962 at #381 (609 births)
- Births halved by 1971, 9 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 61 yrs · run 1932–1975
- Highest: 1 in 3,229 girls born in 1962 were named Dee (0.03%)
- Latest: 1 in 251,579 girls born in 2012 (0.00%)
- 30.5% of all girls named Dee (4,826) were born in this decade
- Mostly girls until 2010, mostly boys since
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 86 | #530 (1882) | #765 |
| 1890s | 86 | #767 (1893) | #1,138 |
| 1900s | 126 | #795 (1901) | #1,032 |
| 1910s | 302 | #1,005 (1918) | #1,146 |
| 1920s | 401 | #1,119 (1929) | #1,224 |
| 1930s | 836 | #526 (1939) | #827 |
| 1940s | 2,547 | #431 (1947) | #475 |
| 1950s | 4,327 | #407 (1958) | #427 |
| 1960s | 4,826 | #381 (1962) | #445 |
| 1970s | 1,585 | #572 (1970) | #967 |
| 1980s | 509 | #1,363 (1980) | #2,368 |
| 1990s | 158 | #4,016 (1994) | #6,014 |
| 2000s | 29 | #8,758 (2001) | #12,831 |
| 2010s | 12 | #13,483 (2012) | #15,238 |
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.
Dee in 1905
Top girls' names in 1905
Top boys' names in 1905
More about 1905
girls
291,617 girls got a published name in 1905; 1 in 32,402 of them was named Dee, which outranked 41.9% of the 2,234 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 19.9% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #1,238Vita10
- #1,238Vonnie10
- #1,238Willetta10
- #1,298Dee9
- #1,298Adelaida9
- #1,298Agness9
- #1,298Albert9
- #1,420Afton8
- #1,420Aili8
- #1,420Alfaretta8
Tied with 121 names at #1,298; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
132,306 boys got a published name in 1905; 1 in 3,675 of them was named Dee, which outranked 76.3% of the 1,421 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 32.1% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).