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#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201968peak #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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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 1968

  • 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: #206 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 1,022 girlsWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Deana, so not publishedIDMontana: #180 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 699 girlsMTNorth Dakota: #198 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 817 girlsNDMinnesota: #329 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 2,811 girlsMNIllinois: #272 for girls · 49 births · 1 in 1,708 girlsILWisconsin: #267 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 2,035 girlsWIMichigan: #278 for girls · 38 births · 1 in 1,828 girlsMINew York: #330 for girls · 65 births · 1 in 2,096 girlsNYMassachusetts: #288 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 2,083 girlsMARhode Island: #114 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 533 girlsRIOregon: #160 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 728 girlsORNevada: #130 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 434 girlsNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Deana, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Deana, so not publishedSDIowa: #303 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 2,233 girlsIAIndiana: #220 for girls · 34 births · 1 in 1,170 girlsINOhio: #245 for girls · 56 births · 1 in 1,475 girlsOHPennsylvania: #235 for girls · 60 births · 1 in 1,404 girlsPANew Jersey: #280 for girls · 28 births · 1 in 1,724 girlsNJConnecticut: #343 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 2,545 girlsCTCalifornia: #252 for girls · 119 births · 1 in 1,292 girlsCAUtah: #290 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 1,505 girlsUTColorado: #208 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 972 girlsCONebraska: #230 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 1,242 girlsNEMissouri: #201 for girls · 32 births · 1 in 1,028 girlsMOKentucky: #280 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 1,996 girlsKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Deana, so not publishedWVVirginia: #271 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 1,831 girlsVAMaryland: #220 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 1,204 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Deana, so not publishedDEArizona: #241 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 1,077 girlsAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Deana, so not publishedNMKansas: #185 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 863 girlsKSArkansas: #165 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 722 girlsARTennessee: #192 for girls · 30 births · 1 in 972 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #199 for girls · 37 births · 1 in 1,062 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #205 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 1,015 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: #226 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 1,119 girlsDCOklahoma: #197 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 888 girlsOKLouisiana: #414 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 2,755 girlsLAMississippi: #257 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 1,388 girlsMSAlabama: #263 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 1,536 girlsALGeorgia: #299 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 1,982 girlsGAHawaii: #261 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 914 girlsHITexas: #241 for girls · 79 births · 1 in 1,189 girlsTXFlorida: #295 for girls · 25 births · 1 in 1,690 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Rhode Island#114 · 1 in 533
  2. Nevada#130 · 1 in 434
  3. Oregon#160 · 1 in 728
  4. Arkansas#165 · 1 in 722
  5. Montana#180 · 1 in 699

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Rhode Island#114121 in 533
Nevada#13061 in 434
Oregon#160181 in 728
Arkansas#165181 in 722
Montana#18061 in 699
Kansas#185161 in 863
Tennessee#192301 in 972
Oklahoma#197181 in 888
North Dakota#19851 in 817
North Carolina#199371 in 1,062
Missouri#201321 in 1,028
South Carolina#205201 in 1,015
Washington#206231 in 1,022
Colorado#208161 in 972
Indiana#220341 in 1,170
Maryland#220211 in 1,204
District of Columbia#22691 in 1,119
Nebraska#23081 in 1,242
Pennsylvania#235601 in 1,404
Arizona#241121 in 1,077
Texas#241791 in 1,189
Ohio#245561 in 1,475
California#2521191 in 1,292
Mississippi#257131 in 1,388
Hawaii#26151 in 914
Alabama#263171 in 1,536
Wisconsin#267161 in 2,035
Virginia#271181 in 1,831
Illinois#272491 in 1,708
Michigan#278381 in 1,828
Kentucky#280121 in 1,996
New Jersey#280281 in 1,724
Massachusetts#288201 in 2,083
Utah#29061 in 1,505
Florida#295251 in 1,690
Georgia#299191 in 1,982
Iowa#30391 in 2,233
Minnesota#329101 in 2,811
New York#330651 in 2,096
Connecticut#34381 in 2,545
Louisiana#414111 in 2,755
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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 1968

girls
#256
1,049 births · 1 in 1,564 girls

Top girls' names in 1968

  1. #1Lisa49,534
  2. #2Michelle33,223
  3. #3Kimberly31,906
  4. #4Jennifer26,853
  5. #5Melissa21,733
  6. #6Mary21,727
  7. #7Angela20,670
  8. #8Tammy20,058
  9. #9Karen19,560
  10. #10Susan19,503
  11. #256Deana1,049
More about 1968

girls

1,640,389 girls got a published name in 1968; 1 in 1,564 of them was named Deana, which outranked 96.9% of the 8,198 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.1% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Deana
  1. #252Stacie1,078
  2. #254Kristy1,062
  3. #255Eva1,051
  4. #256Deana1,049
  5. #256Krista1,049
  6. #256Rochelle1,049
  7. #259Ramona1,040
  8. #260Christie1,039
  9. #261Joanna1,036

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

Biggest movers since 1967
Risers
  1. ↑ 3,132Coretta#3,656 → #524
  2. ↑ 1,257Tamika#1,980 → #723
  3. ↑ 1,150Tamiko#1,702 → #552
  4. ↑ 607Chantel#1,348 → #741
  5. ↑ 490Chantal#1,441 → #951
Fallers
  1. ↓ 602Wende#857 → #1,459
  2. ↓ 545Zina#959 → #1,504
  3. ↓ 341Evonne#970 → #1,311
  4. ↓ 294Portia#902 → #1,196
  5. ↓ 285Mariann#973 → #1,258

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

See the top 100 for 1968 →