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#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201973peak #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
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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 1973

  • 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: #280 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 1,566 girlsWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Deana, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Deana, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Deana, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #394 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 3,796 girlsMNIllinois: #288 for girls · 43 births · 1 in 1,633 girlsILWisconsin: #321 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 2,688 girlsWIMichigan: #322 for girls · 28 births · 1 in 2,103 girlsMINew York: #297 for girls · 60 births · 1 in 1,722 girlsNYMassachusetts: #349 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 2,643 girlsMARhode Island: #147 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 668 girlsRIOregon: #246 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 1,232 girlsORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Deana, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Deana, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Deana, so not publishedSDIowa: #240 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 1,482 girlsIAIndiana: #266 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 1,688 girlsINOhio: #238 for girls · 51 births · 1 in 1,377 girlsOHPennsylvania: #288 for girls · 38 births · 1 in 1,778 girlsPANew Jersey: #325 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 2,010 girlsNJConnecticut: #317 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 1,838 girlsCTCalifornia: #387 for girls · 60 births · 1 in 2,180 girlsCAUtah: #333 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 1,809 girlsUTColorado: #283 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 1,423 girlsCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Deana, so not publishedNEMissouri: #227 for girls · 24 births · 1 in 1,215 girlsMOKentucky: #228 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 1,221 girlsKYWest Virginia: #201 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 949 girlsWVVirginia: #352 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 2,552 girlsVAMaryland: #248 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 1,343 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Deana, so not publishedDEArizona: #339 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 1,642 girlsAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Deana, so not publishedNMKansas: #187 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 855 girlsKSArkansas: #199 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 890 girlsARTennessee: #216 for girls · 25 births · 1 in 1,098 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #227 for girls · 29 births · 1 in 1,203 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #285 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 1,671 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Deana, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #183 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 810 girlsOKLouisiana: #361 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 1,976 girlsLAMississippi: #318 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 1,823 girlsMSAlabama: #394 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 2,552 girlsALGeorgia: #331 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 2,004 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Deana, so not publishedHITexas: #432 for girls · 37 births · 1 in 2,550 girlsTXFlorida: #386 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 2,386 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Rhode Island#147 · 1 in 668
  2. Oklahoma#183 · 1 in 810
  3. Kansas#187 · 1 in 855
  4. Arkansas#199 · 1 in 890
  5. West Virginia#201 · 1 in 949

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Rhode Island#14771 in 668
Oklahoma#183191 in 810
Kansas#187141 in 855
Arkansas#199141 in 890
West Virginia#201121 in 949
Tennessee#216251 in 1,098
Missouri#227241 in 1,215
North Carolina#227291 in 1,203
Kentucky#228191 in 1,221
Ohio#238511 in 1,377
Iowa#240111 in 1,482
Oregon#246101 in 1,232
Maryland#248141 in 1,343
Indiana#266211 in 1,688
Washington#280121 in 1,566
Colorado#283111 in 1,423
South Carolina#285111 in 1,671
Illinois#288431 in 1,633
Pennsylvania#288381 in 1,778
New York#297601 in 1,722
Connecticut#31781 in 1,838
Mississippi#31891 in 1,823
Wisconsin#321101 in 2,688
Michigan#322281 in 2,103
New Jersey#325191 in 2,010
Georgia#331171 in 2,004
Utah#33361 in 1,809
Arizona#33991 in 1,642
Massachusetts#349121 in 2,643
Virginia#352111 in 2,552
Louisiana#361131 in 1,976
Florida#386181 in 2,386
California#387601 in 2,180
Alabama#39491 in 2,552
Minnesota#39461 in 3,796
Texas#432371 in 2,550
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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 1973

girls
#309
754 births · 1 in 1,934 girls

Top girls' names in 1973

  1. #1Jennifer62,448
  2. #2Amy26,962
  3. #3Michelle26,935
  4. #4Kimberly23,531
  5. #5Lisa22,677
  6. #6Melissa22,479
  7. #7Angela20,898
  8. #8Heather19,347
  9. #9Stephanie17,263
  10. #10Rebecca14,868
  11. #309Deana754
More about 1973

girls

1,458,209 girls got a published name in 1973; 1 in 1,934 of them was named Deana, which outranked 96.9% of the 9,810 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.7% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Deana
  1. #306Antoinette761
  2. #307Cherie760
  3. #308Naomi757
  4. #309Deana754
  5. #310Desiree752
  6. #311Candy748
  7. #312Esther746
Biggest movers since 1972
Risers
  1. ↑ 4,091Cicely#4,793 → #702
  2. ↑ 2,295Aubrey#3,177 → #882
  3. ↑ 1,847Nyree#2,680 → #833
  4. ↑ 1,533Danyell#2,523 → #990
  5. ↑ 1,496Vonetta#2,311 → #815
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,814Camisha#815 → #2,629
  2. ↓ 470Andra#904 → #1,374
  3. ↓ 416Cherilyn#823 → #1,239
  4. ↓ 284Keena#848 → #1,132
  5. ↓ 281Nicolle#734 → #1,015

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

See the top 100 for 1973 →