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

Showing
Show data for
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#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201970peak #232, 1970girls
Hover or use arrow keys to read values by year; click or press Enter to open that year.

Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

Show data table
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—
1912——
1911——
1910——
1909——
1908——
1907——
1906——
1905#1,9315—
1904——
1903——
1902——
1901——
1900——
1899——
1898——
1897——
1896——
1895——
1894——
1893——
1892——
1891——
1890——
1889——
1888——
1887——
1886——
1885——
1884——
1883——
1882——
1881——
1880——
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 1970

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Deana, so not publishedAKMaine: #161 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 717 girlsMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Deana, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Deana, so not publishedNHWashington: #198 for girls · 26 births · 1 in 947 girlsWAIdaho: #219 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 811 girlsIDMontana: #152 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 543 girlsMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Deana, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #319 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 2,465 girlsMNIllinois: #200 for girls · 83 births · 1 in 1,057 girlsILWisconsin: #193 for girls · 31 births · 1 in 1,087 girlsWIMichigan: #205 for girls · 66 births · 1 in 1,122 girlsMINew York: #280 for girls · 90 births · 1 in 1,571 girlsNYMassachusetts: #240 for girls · 27 births · 1 in 1,565 girlsMARhode Island: #178 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 915 girlsRIOregon: #166 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 718 girlsORNevada: #144 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 493 girlsNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Deana, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Deana, so not publishedSDIowa: #271 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 1,741 girlsIAIndiana: #203 for girls · 41 births · 1 in 1,050 girlsINOhio: #268 for girls · 55 births · 1 in 1,621 girlsOHPennsylvania: #222 for girls · 68 births · 1 in 1,264 girlsPANew Jersey: #237 for girls · 39 births · 1 in 1,288 girlsNJConnecticut: #284 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 1,731 girlsCTCalifornia: #204 for girls · 158 births · 1 in 1,038 girlsCAUtah: #352 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 2,102 girlsUTColorado: #126 for girls · 33 births · 1 in 522 girlsCONebraska: #179 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 868 girlsNEMissouri: #175 for girls · 40 births · 1 in 886 girlsMOKentucky: #176 for girls · 32 births · 1 in 812 girlsKYWest Virginia: #193 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 985 girlsWVVirginia: #252 for girls · 24 births · 1 in 1,433 girlsVAMaryland: #261 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 1,401 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Deana, so not publishedDEArizona: #277 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 1,245 girlsAZNew Mexico: #265 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 1,027 girlsNMKansas: #282 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 1,475 girlsKSArkansas: #245 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 1,238 girlsARTennessee: #205 for girls · 30 births · 1 in 1,050 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #192 for girls · 43 births · 1 in 974 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #195 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 893 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Deana, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #134 for girls · 32 births · 1 in 550 girlsOKLouisiana: #315 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 1,689 girlsLAMississippi: #282 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 1,566 girlsMSAlabama: #235 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 1,178 girlsALGeorgia: #210 for girls · 39 births · 1 in 1,036 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Deana, so not publishedHITexas: #252 for girls · 85 births · 1 in 1,226 girlsTXFlorida: #224 for girls · 41 births · 1 in 1,161 girlsFL

Hover or tap a state for its numbers.

Top states · girls
  1. Colorado#126 · 1 in 522
  2. Oklahoma#134 · 1 in 550
  3. Nevada#144 · 1 in 493
  4. Montana#152 · 1 in 543
  5. Maine#161 · 1 in 717

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Colorado#126331 in 522
Oklahoma#134321 in 550
Nevada#14461 in 493
Montana#15281 in 543
Maine#161101 in 717
Oregon#166201 in 718
Missouri#175401 in 886
Kentucky#176321 in 812
Rhode Island#17871 in 915
Nebraska#179121 in 868
North Carolina#192431 in 974
West Virginia#193131 in 985
Wisconsin#193311 in 1,087
South Carolina#195231 in 893
Washington#198261 in 947
Illinois#200831 in 1,057
Indiana#203411 in 1,050
California#2041581 in 1,038
Michigan#205661 in 1,122
Tennessee#205301 in 1,050
Georgia#210391 in 1,036
Idaho#21961 in 811
Pennsylvania#222681 in 1,264
Florida#224411 in 1,161
Alabama#235231 in 1,178
New Jersey#237391 in 1,288
Massachusetts#240271 in 1,565
Arkansas#245111 in 1,238
Texas#252851 in 1,226
Virginia#252241 in 1,433
Maryland#261181 in 1,401
New Mexico#26581 in 1,027
Ohio#268551 in 1,621
Iowa#271121 in 1,741
Arizona#277121 in 1,245
New York#280901 in 1,571
Kansas#282101 in 1,475
Mississippi#282121 in 1,566
Connecticut#284121 in 1,731
Louisiana#315181 in 1,689
Minnesota#319121 in 2,465
Utah#35251 in 2,102
Alaska———
Delaware———
District of Columbia———
Hawaii———
New Hampshire———
North Dakota———
South Dakota———
Vermont———
Wyoming———

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 1970

girls
#232
1,363 births · 1 in 1,283 girls

Top girls' names in 1970

  1. #1Jennifer46,150
  2. #2Lisa38,967
  3. #3Kimberly34,130
  4. #4Michelle34,047
  5. #5Amy25,212
  6. #6Angela24,929
  7. #7Melissa23,735
  8. #8Tammy19,587
  9. #9Mary19,204
  10. #10Tracy18,464
  11. #232Deana1,363
More about 1970

girls

1,748,144 girls got a published name in 1970; 1 in 1,283 of them was named Deana, which outranked 97.5% of the 9,355 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Deana
  1. #229Caroline1,371
  2. #230Jackie1,366
  3. #231Loretta1,365
  4. #232Deana1,363
  5. #233Ronda1,355
  6. #234Meredith1,352
  7. #235Lara1,332
Biggest movers since 1969
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,541Tanisha#2,515 → #974
  2. ↑ 1,194India#1,955 → #761
  3. ↑ 695Shay#1,648 → #953
  4. ↑ 685Terra#1,303 → #618
  5. ↑ 669Dyan#1,648 → #979
Fallers
  1. ↓ 385Cinnamon#698 → #1,083
  2. ↓ 306Kaye#932 → #1,238
  3. ↓ 303Luanne#990 → #1,293
  4. ↓ 273Laureen#845 → #1,118
  5. ↓ 273Lesia#965 → #1,238

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

See the top 100 for 1970 →