Dean
#13,208 for girls in 2025, 6 births · #125 for boys in 2025, 2,876 births
Given to boys 98.5% of the time
- Peak · boys
- 1967 · 3,914 births
- Debut · boys
- 14 births
- In top 100 · boys
- 14 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 192,930since 1880
Dean over time
Rank among boys' names. 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 | #13,208 | 6 | #125 | 2,876 |
| 2024 | #15,293 | 5 | #142 | 2,549 |
| 2023 | #15,194 | 5 | #159 | 2,289 |
| 2022 | — | #164 | 2,265 | |
| 2021 | #10,292 | 9 | #166 | 2,352 |
| 2020 | #15,088 | 5 | #176 | 2,165 |
| 2019 | — | #174 | 2,220 | |
| 2018 | #11,427 | 8 | #172 | 2,257 |
| 2017 | — | #187 | 2,083 | |
| 2016 | #11,781 | 8 | #205 | 1,966 |
| 2015 | — | #204 | 1,950 | |
| 2014 | #14,558 | 6 | #221 | 1,711 |
| 2013 | — | #240 | 1,512 | |
| 2012 | — | #260 | 1,380 | |
| 2011 | #14,824 | 6 | #284 | 1,235 |
| 2010 | — | #286 | 1,183 | |
| 2009 | — | #304 | 1,061 | |
| 2008 | — | #343 | 951 | |
| 2007 | — | #351 | 906 | |
| 2006 | — | #384 | 779 | |
| 2005 | #11,834 | 8 | #383 | 756 |
| 2004 | — | #372 | 746 | |
| 2003 | — | #382 | 685 | |
| 2002 | — | #371 | 711 | |
| 2001 | #15,352 | 5 | #356 | 744 |
| 2000 | — | #376 | 696 | |
| 1999 | — | #365 | 716 | |
| 1998 | — | #346 | 770 | |
| 1997 | — | #325 | 804 | |
| 1996 | — | #312 | 843 | |
| 1995 | — | #333 | 769 | |
| 1994 | — | #312 | 835 | |
| 1993 | — | #317 | 835 | |
| 1992 | — | #315 | 836 | |
| 1991 | #7,430 | 11 | #315 | 820 |
| 1990 | #12,958 | 5 | #286 | 894 |
| 1989 | #9,681 | 7 | #278 | 891 |
| 1988 | #9,244 | 7 | #271 | 863 |
| 1987 | #9,825 | 6 | #266 | 821 |
| 1986 | — | #263 | 839 | |
| 1985 | #10,677 | 5 | #267 | 801 |
| 1984 | #7,398 | 8 | #275 | 762 |
| 1983 | #4,884 | 14 | #277 | 746 |
| 1982 | #5,911 | 11 | #272 | 768 |
| 1981 | #7,409 | 8 | #276 | 751 |
| 1980 | #4,978 | 14 | #267 | 817 |
| 1979 | #9,010 | 6 | #250 | 847 |
| 1978 | #5,958 | 10 | #263 | 772 |
| 1977 | #6,340 | 9 | #239 | 868 |
| 1976 | #5,601 | 10 | #229 | 888 |
| 1975 | #3,950 | 16 | #210 | 1,025 |
| 1974 | #4,041 | 15 | #184 | 1,220 |
| 1973 | #3,635 | 17 | #168 | 1,410 |
| 1972 | #3,894 | 15 | #156 | 1,682 |
| 1971 | #3,508 | 18 | #137 | 2,245 |
| 1970 | #2,395 | 31 | #112 | 2,941 |
| 1969 | #3,461 | 16 | #89 | 3,445 |
| 1968 | #2,630 | 23 | #78 | 3,799 |
| 1967 | #2,039 | 33 | #78 | 3,914 |
| 1966 | #1,882 | 37 | #84 | 4,041 |
| 1965 | #2,293 | 27 | #88 | 4,096 |
| 1964 | #2,246 | 29 | #85 | 4,510 |
| 1963 | #2,364 | 26 | #86 | 4,616 |
| 1962 | #2,539 | 23 | #86 | 4,655 |
| 1961 | #2,004 | 34 | #84 | 4,933 |
| 1960 | #1,887 | 36 | #94 | 4,518 |
| 1959 | #2,021 | 31 | #95 | 4,425 |
| 1958 | #2,209 | 26 | #97 | 4,302 |
| 1957 | #1,928 | 32 | #93 | 4,387 |
| 1956 | #1,796 | 35 | #99 | 3,712 |
| 1955 | #1,877 | 32 | #111 | 3,084 |
| 1954 | #2,186 | 24 | #110 | 3,166 |
| 1953 | #1,503 | 42 | #105 | 3,124 |
| 1952 | #2,023 | 25 | #103 | 3,155 |
| 1951 | #1,921 | 26 | #105 | 2,892 |
| 1950 | #1,576 | 35 | #120 | 2,337 |
| 1949 | #1,409 | 43 | #129 | 2,102 |
| 1948 | #1,473 | 39 | #143 | 1,909 |
| 1947 | #1,461 | 41 | #140 | 2,002 |
| 1946 | #1,394 | 39 | #132 | 1,886 |
| 1945 | #1,175 | 45 | #136 | 1,585 |
| 1944 | #1,315 | 37 | #134 | 1,574 |
| 1943 | #1,154 | 49 | #142 | 1,502 |
| 1942 | #1,046 | 56 | #151 | 1,285 |
| 1941 | #1,030 | 50 | #143 | 1,288 |
| 1940 | #1,046 | 47 | #143 | 1,223 |
| 1939 | #1,079 | 44 | #133 | 1,296 |
| 1938 | #1,018 | 49 | #129 | 1,339 |
| 1937 | #981 | 51 | #127 | 1,314 |
| 1936 | #909 | 56 | #125 | 1,332 |
| 1935 | #1,004 | 47 | #120 | 1,435 |
| 1934 | #925 | 55 | #118 | 1,476 |
| 1933 | #858 | 61 | #128 | 1,310 |
| 1932 | #758 | 79 | #123 | 1,416 |
| 1931 | #931 | 55 | #127 | 1,346 |
| 1930 | #916 | 63 | #129 | 1,365 |
| 1929 | #849 | 70 | #133 | 1,287 |
| 1928 | #962 | 60 | #136 | 1,287 |
| 1927 | #898 | 69 | #133 | 1,332 |
| 1926 | #1,023 | 53 | #139 | 1,245 |
| 1925 | #988 | 57 | #140 | 1,195 |
| 1924 | #1,069 | 53 | #144 | 1,151 |
| 1923 | #992 | 57 | #153 | 1,011 |
| 1922 | #1,089 | 49 | #158 | 983 |
| 1921 | #1,057 | 51 | #168 | 876 |
| 1920 | #1,087 | 47 | #180 | 788 |
| 1919 | #1,194 | 39 | #181 | 722 |
| 1918 | #1,073 | 46 | #189 | 668 |
| 1917 | #1,079 | 43 | #203 | 559 |
| 1916 | #1,189 | 36 | #215 | 504 |
| 1915 | #1,075 | 39 | #225 | 453 |
| 1914 | #1,541 | 18 | #231 | 337 |
| 1913 | #2,034 | 10 | #253 | 224 |
| 1912 | #1,844 | 10 | #252 | 198 |
| 1911 | #1,171 | 15 | #267 | 94 |
| 1910 | #1,335 | 12 | #345 | 53 |
| 1909 | #1,104 | 14 | #355 | 44 |
| 1908 | #939 | 18 | #346 | 43 |
| 1907 | #1,512 | 8 | #331 | 41 |
| 1906 | #1,951 | 5 | #335 | 38 |
| 1905 | #1,538 | 7 | #311 | 42 |
| 1904 | #1,251 | 9 | #390 | 28 |
| 1903 | #1,027 | 12 | #370 | 27 |
| 1902 | #1,320 | 8 | #302 | 40 |
| 1901 | #1,466 | 6 | #314 | 32 |
| 1900 | #1,053 | 13 | #307 | 46 |
| 1899 | #1,394 | 6 | #362 | 25 |
| 1898 | #1,502 | 6 | #364 | 28 |
| 1897 | — | #285 | 40 | |
| 1896 | #1,416 | 6 | #500 | 17 |
| 1895 | #932 | 12 | #437 | 20 |
| 1894 | #1,136 | 8 | #336 | 28 |
| 1893 | #1,277 | 6 | #479 | 15 |
| 1892 | — | #394 | 23 | |
| 1891 | — | #333 | 26 | |
| 1890 | #1,006 | 8 | #351 | 25 |
| 1889 | #1,279 | 5 | #388 | 21 |
| 1888 | #1,276 | 5 | #580 | 12 |
| 1887 | — | #631 | 9 | |
| 1886 | — | #470 | 15 | |
| 1885 | — | #604 | 10 | |
| 1884 | #930 | 6 | #520 | 13 |
| 1883 | — | #527 | 12 | |
| 1882 | — | #652 | 9 | |
| 1881 | — | #416 | 17 | |
| 1880 | — | #482 | 14 | |
In the first year the SSA published name data, Dean was already there! It came in at #482, and was given to 14 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1882–1885, when fewer than 14 boys a year got the name.
Where Dean is popular in 1912
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- Utah#52 · 1 in 170
- Kansas#92 · 1 in 392
- Iowa#125 · 1 in 587
- Indiana#136 · 1 in 910
- Michigan#148 · 1 in 891
Best ever in a state: #12 in Utah, 1927.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Utah | #52 | 9 | 1 in 170 |
| Kansas | #92 | 15 | 1 in 392 |
| Iowa | #125 | 12 | 1 in 587 |
| Indiana | #136 | 10 | 1 in 910 |
| Michigan | #148 | 10 | 1 in 891 |
| Ohio | #153 | 16 | 1 in 1,123 |
| Illinois | #155 | 19 | 1 in 1,178 |
| Nebraska | #164 | 5 | 1 in 923 |
| Missouri | #175 | 9 | 1 in 1,242 |
| California | #197 | 6 | 1 in 1,357 |
| Wisconsin | #197 | 5 | 1 in 1,471 |
| Oklahoma | #205 | 6 | 1 in 1,192 |
| Pennsylvania | #238 | 12 | 1 in 2,946 |
| New York | #419 | 5 | 1 in 8,532 |
| Texas | #484 | 5 | 1 in 3,766 |
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys 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 Dean
- 17 spots since 2024 (#142 → #125)
- 51 spots since 2020 (#176 → #125)
- 79 spots since 2015 (#204 → #125)
- Biggest jump: 215 spots in 1897 (#500 → #285)
- Biggest drop: 236 spots in 1882 (#416 → #652)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1967 at #78 (3,914 births)
- Births halved by 1972, 5 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 14 yrs · run 1956–1969
- Top 1,000: 146 yrs · run 1880–2025
- Highest: 1 in 431 boys born in 1961 were named Dean (0.23%)
- Latest: 1 in 594 boys born in 2025 (0.17%)
- Its best rank, #78 in 1967, was only 1 in 446 (0.22%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
- 22.0% of all boys named Dean (42,527) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 132 | #388 (1889) | #527 |
| 1890s | 247 | #285 (1897) | #384 |
| 1900s | 381 | #302 (1902) | #336 |
| 1910s | 3,812 | #181 (1919) | #236 |
| 1920s | 11,155 | #133 (1927) | #148 |
| 1930s | 13,629 | #118 (1934) | #126 |
| 1940s | 16,356 | #129 (1949) | #139 |
| 1950s | 34,584 | #93 (1957) | #104 |
| 1960s | 42,527 | #78 (1967) | #85 |
| 1970s | 13,898 | #112 (1970) | #195 |
| 1980s | 8,059 | #263 (1986) | #271 |
| 1990s | 8,122 | #286 (1990) | #323 |
| 2000s | 8,035 | #304 (2009) | #362 |
| 2010s | 17,497 | #172 (2018) | #223 |
| 2020s | 14,496 | #125 (2025) | #155 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Dean in 1912
Top girls' names in 1912
Top boys' names in 1912
More about 1912
girls
558,119 girls got a published name in 1912; 1 in 55,812 of them was named Dean, which outranked 46.5% of the 3,445 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 22.2% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #1,719Zara11
- #1,719Zeola11
- #1,719Zeta11
- #1,844Dean10
- #1,844Adel10
- #1,844Adelaida10
- #1,844Albirta10
- #1,981Adelene9
- #1,981Ailene9
- #1,981Alcie9
Tied with 136 names at #1,844; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
429,942 boys got a published name in 1912; 1 in 2,171 of them was named Dean, which outranked 91.3% of the 2,905 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 30.6% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.