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

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Peak · boys
#78
1967 · 3,914 births
Debut · boys
1880
14 births
In top 100 · boys
14 yrs
of 146 years
Total births · boys
192,930
since 1880

Dean over time

boys

Rank among boys' names. Click any year to open it.

#1#10#100#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201960peak #78, 1967boys
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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#13,2086#1252,876
2024#15,2935#1422,549
2023#15,1945#1592,289
2022—#1642,265
2021#10,2929#1662,352
2020#15,0885#1762,165
2019—#1742,220
2018#11,4278#1722,257
2017—#1872,083
2016#11,7818#2051,966
2015—#2041,950
2014#14,5586#2211,711
2013—#2401,512
2012—#2601,380
2011#14,8246#2841,235
2010—#2861,183
2009—#3041,061
2008—#343951
2007—#351906
2006—#384779
2005#11,8348#383756
2004—#372746
2003—#382685
2002—#371711
2001#15,3525#356744
2000—#376696
1999—#365716
1998—#346770
1997—#325804
1996—#312843
1995—#333769
1994—#312835
1993—#317835
1992—#315836
1991#7,43011#315820
1990#12,9585#286894
1989#9,6817#278891
1988#9,2447#271863
1987#9,8256#266821
1986—#263839
1985#10,6775#267801
1984#7,3988#275762
1983#4,88414#277746
1982#5,91111#272768
1981#7,4098#276751
1980#4,97814#267817
1979#9,0106#250847
1978#5,95810#263772
1977#6,3409#239868
1976#5,60110#229888
1975#3,95016#2101,025
1974#4,04115#1841,220
1973#3,63517#1681,410
1972#3,89415#1561,682
1971#3,50818#1372,245
1970#2,39531#1122,941
1969#3,46116#893,445
1968#2,63023#783,799
1967#2,03933#783,914
1966#1,88237#844,041
1965#2,29327#884,096
1964#2,24629#854,510
1963#2,36426#864,616
1962#2,53923#864,655
1961#2,00434#844,933
1960#1,88736#944,518
1959#2,02131#954,425
1958#2,20926#974,302
1957#1,92832#934,387
1956#1,79635#993,712
1955#1,87732#1113,084
1954#2,18624#1103,166
1953#1,50342#1053,124
1952#2,02325#1033,155
1951#1,92126#1052,892
1950#1,57635#1202,337
1949#1,40943#1292,102
1948#1,47339#1431,909
1947#1,46141#1402,002
1946#1,39439#1321,886
1945#1,17545#1361,585
1944#1,31537#1341,574
1943#1,15449#1421,502
1942#1,04656#1511,285
1941#1,03050#1431,288
1940#1,04647#1431,223
1939#1,07944#1331,296
1938#1,01849#1291,339
1937#98151#1271,314
1936#90956#1251,332
1935#1,00447#1201,435
1934#92555#1181,476
1933#85861#1281,310
1932#75879#1231,416
1931#93155#1271,346
1930#91663#1291,365
1929#84970#1331,287
1928#96260#1361,287
1927#89869#1331,332
1926#1,02353#1391,245
1925#98857#1401,195
1924#1,06953#1441,151
1923#99257#1531,011
1922#1,08949#158983
1921#1,05751#168876
1920#1,08747#180788
1919#1,19439#181722
1918#1,07346#189668
1917#1,07943#203559
1916#1,18936#215504
1915#1,07539#225453
1914#1,54118#231337
1913#2,03410#253224
1912#1,84410#252198
1911#1,17115#26794
1910#1,33512#34553
1909#1,10414#35544
1908#93918#34643
1907#1,5128#33141
1906#1,9515#33538
1905#1,5387#31142
1904#1,2519#39028
1903#1,02712#37027
1902#1,3208#30240
1901#1,4666#31432
1900#1,05313#30746
1899#1,3946#36225
1898#1,5026#36428
1897—#28540
1896#1,4166#50017
1895#93212#43720
1894#1,1368#33628
1893#1,2776#47915
1892—#39423
1891—#33326
1890#1,0068#35125
1889#1,2795#38821
1888#1,2765#58012
1887—#6319
1886—#47015
1885—#60410
1884#9306#52013
1883—#52712
1882—#6529
1881—#41617
1880—#48214
First appearance
1880

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 1960

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: #81 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 321 boysAKMaine: #69 for boys · 33 births · 1 in 331 boysMEVermont: #49 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 194 boysVTNew Hampshire: #59 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 321 boysNHWashington: #54 for boys · 142 births · 1 in 218 boysWAIdaho: #112 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 467 boysIDMontana: #51 for boys · 38 births · 1 in 200 boysMTNorth Dakota: #28 for boys · 71 births · 1 in 104 boysNDMinnesota: #40 for boys · 276 births · 1 in 154 boysMNIllinois: #86 for boys · 260 births · 1 in 445 boysILWisconsin: #42 for boys · 282 births · 1 in 170 boysWIMichigan: #69 for boys · 283 births · 1 in 334 boysMINew York: #90 for boys · 303 births · 1 in 592 boysNYMassachusetts: #63 for boys · 130 births · 1 in 440 boysMARhode Island: #63 for boys · 25 births · 1 in 361 boysRIOregon: #66 for boys · 69 births · 1 in 262 boysORNevada: #90 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 360 boysNVWyoming: #121 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 483 boysWYSouth Dakota: #46 for boys · 48 births · 1 in 163 boysSDIowa: #58 for boys · 140 births · 1 in 223 boysIAIndiana: #86 for boys · 122 births · 1 in 445 boysINOhio: #83 for boys · 261 births · 1 in 430 boysOHPennsylvania: #70 for boys · 309 births · 1 in 388 boysPANew Jersey: #86 for boys · 110 births · 1 in 565 boysNJConnecticut: #78 for boys · 47 births · 1 in 569 boysCTCalifornia: #93 for boys · 406 births · 1 in 458 boysCAUtah: #74 for boys · 43 births · 1 in 282 boysUTColorado: #81 for boys · 60 births · 1 in 356 boysCONebraska: #73 for boys · 51 births · 1 in 320 boysNEMissouri: #113 for boys · 80 births · 1 in 611 boysMOKentucky: #173 for boys · 30 births · 1 in 1,182 boysKYWest Virginia: #167 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 1,185 boysWVVirginia: #134 for boys · 61 births · 1 in 692 boysVAMaryland: #116 for boys · 50 births · 1 in 656 boysMDDelaware: #83 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 463 boysDEArizona: #105 for boys · 39 births · 1 in 435 boysAZNew Mexico: #144 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 653 boysNMKansas: #99 for boys · 52 births · 1 in 441 boysKSArkansas: #158 for boys · 22 births · 1 in 877 boysARTennessee: #251 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 2,193 boysTNNorth Carolina: #132 for boys · 76 births · 1 in 686 boysNCSouth Carolina: #182 for boys · 26 births · 1 in 1,091 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: #168 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 1,064 boysDCOklahoma: #139 for boys · 34 births · 1 in 699 boysOKLouisiana: #135 for boys · 68 births · 1 in 621 boysLAMississippi: #240 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 1,680 boysMSAlabama: #250 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 1,990 boysALGeorgia: #208 for boys · 37 births · 1 in 1,304 boysGAHawaii: #41 for boys · 45 births · 1 in 162 boysHITexas: #234 for boys · 96 births · 1 in 1,278 boysTXFlorida: #122 for boys · 98 births · 1 in 559 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. North Dakota#28 · 1 in 104
  2. Minnesota#40 · 1 in 154
  3. Hawaii#41 · 1 in 162
  4. Wisconsin#42 · 1 in 170
  5. South Dakota#46 · 1 in 163

Best ever in a state: #12 in Utah, 1927.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
North Dakota#28711 in 104
Minnesota#402761 in 154
Hawaii#41451 in 162
Wisconsin#422821 in 170
South Dakota#46481 in 163
Vermont#49201 in 194
Montana#51381 in 200
Washington#541421 in 218
Iowa#581401 in 223
New Hampshire#59191 in 321
Massachusetts#631301 in 440
Rhode Island#63251 in 361
Oregon#66691 in 262
Maine#69331 in 331
Michigan#692831 in 334
Pennsylvania#703091 in 388
Nebraska#73511 in 320
Utah#74431 in 282
Connecticut#78471 in 569
Alaska#81101 in 321
Colorado#81601 in 356
Delaware#83111 in 463
Ohio#832611 in 430
Illinois#862601 in 445
Indiana#861221 in 445
New Jersey#861101 in 565
Nevada#9081 in 360
New York#903031 in 592
California#934061 in 458
Kansas#99521 in 441
Arizona#105391 in 435
Idaho#112161 in 467
Missouri#113801 in 611
Maryland#116501 in 656
Wyoming#12171 in 483
Florida#122981 in 559
North Carolina#132761 in 686
Virginia#134611 in 692
Louisiana#135681 in 621
Oklahoma#139341 in 699
New Mexico#144211 in 653
Arkansas#158221 in 877
West Virginia#167161 in 1,185
District of Columbia#168141 in 1,064
Kentucky#173301 in 1,182
South Carolina#182261 in 1,091
Georgia#208371 in 1,304
Texas#234961 in 1,278
Mississippi#240161 in 1,680
Alabama#250191 in 1,990
Tennessee#251181 in 2,193

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
Momentum · boys
Rising
  • 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)
Rise & fade · boys
87 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1880
  • Peaked 1967 at #78 (3,914 births)
  • Births halved by 1972, 5 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 100 for 14 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: 14 yrs · run 1956–1969
  • Top 1,000: 146 yrs · run 1880–2025
Share of babies · boys
1 in 431
  • 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
Era · boys
The 1960s
  • 22.0% of all boys named Dean (42,527) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s132#388 (1889)#527
1890s247#285 (1897)#384
1900s381#302 (1902)#336
1910s3,812#181 (1919)#236
1920s11,155#133 (1927)#148
1930s13,629#118 (1934)#126
1940s16,356#129 (1949)#139
1950s34,584#93 (1957)#104
1960s42,527#78 (1967)#85
1970s13,898#112 (1970)#195
1980s8,059#263 (1986)#271
1990s8,122#286 (1990)#323
2000s8,035#304 (2009)#362
2010s17,497#172 (2018)#223
2020s14,496#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 1960

girls
#1,887
36 births · 1 in 56,165 girls
boys
#94
4,518 births · 1 in 472 boys

Top girls' names in 1960

  1. #1Mary51,472
  2. #2Susan39,208
  3. #3Linda37,316
  4. #4Karen36,378
  5. #5Donna34,138
  6. #6Lisa33,693
  7. #7Patricia32,113
  8. #8Debra26,732
  9. #9Cynthia26,706
  10. #10Deborah25,266
  11. #1,887Dean36

Top boys' names in 1960

  1. #1David85,929
  2. #2Michael84,153
  3. #3James76,815
  4. #4John76,096
  5. #5Robert72,357
  6. #6Mark58,727
  7. #7William49,361
  8. #8Richard43,553
  9. #9Thomas39,278
  10. #10Steven33,878
  11. #94Dean4,518
More about 1960

girls

2,021,941 girls got a published name in 1960; 1 in 56,165 of them was named Dean, which outranked 74.3% of the 7,332 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.0% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Dean
  1. #1,855Wynona37
  2. #1,855Zella37
  3. #1,855Zenobia37
  4. #1,887Dean36
  5. #1,887Adelaide36
  6. #1,887Adella36
  7. #1,887Adina36
  8. #1,925Arla35
  9. #1,925Augusta35
  10. #1,925Barri35

Tied with 37 names at #1,887; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1959
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,798Lisha#2,395 → #597
  2. ↑ 1,223Elana#2,108 → #885
  3. ↑ 667Leisha#1,537 → #870
  4. ↑ 513Misty#1,214 → #701
  5. ↑ 462Loriann#1,396 → #934
Fallers
  1. ↓ 421Taryn#771 → #1,192
  2. ↓ 335Cheryll#993 → #1,328
  3. ↓ 305Marilynn#724 → #1,029
  4. ↓ 304Drema#997 → #1,301
  5. ↓ 258Merrie#978 → #1,236

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

boys

2,132,320 boys got a published name in 1960; 1 in 472 of them was named Dean, which outranked 98.0% of the 4,598 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 29.1% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Dean
  1. #91Samuel4,711
  2. #92Harold4,679
  3. #93Albert4,602
  4. #94Dean4,518
  5. #95Bill4,501
  6. #96Darryl4,436
  7. #97Jon4,403
Biggest movers since 1959
Risers
  1. ↑ 3,061Stephon#3,988 → #927
  2. ↑ 1,039Kennedy#1,759 → #720
  3. ↑ 489Darryle#1,416 → #927
  4. ↑ 379Garret#1,360 → #981
  5. ↑ 373Darryll#1,324 → #951
Fallers
  1. ↓ 333Grayling#987 → #1,320
  2. ↓ 327Lucious#946 → #1,273
  3. ↓ 274Brion#919 → #1,193
  4. ↓ 261Gail#747 → #1,008
  5. ↓ 254Delton#939 → #1,193

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

See the top 100 for 1960 →