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#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201976peak #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 1976

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Deana, so not publishedAKMaine: #201 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 1,128 girlsMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Deana, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Deana, so not publishedNHWashington: #396 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 2,605 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: fewer than 5 girls named Deana, so not publishedMNIllinois: #541 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 4,113 girlsILWisconsin: #347 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 3,048 girlsWIMichigan: #295 for girls · 27 births · 1 in 2,015 girlsMINew York: #488 for girls · 30 births · 1 in 3,343 girlsNYMassachusetts: #348 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 2,598 girlsMARhode Island: #144 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 679 girlsRIOregon: #318 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 1,968 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: #361 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 2,927 girlsIAIndiana: #363 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 2,816 girlsINOhio: #283 for girls · 36 births · 1 in 1,871 girlsOHPennsylvania: #415 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 3,220 girlsPANew Jersey: #416 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 2,935 girlsNJConnecticut: #340 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 2,285 girlsCTCalifornia: #491 for girls · 44 births · 1 in 3,270 girlsCAUtah: #271 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 1,536 girlsUTColorado: #425 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 2,701 girlsCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Deana, so not publishedNEMissouri: #393 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 2,950 girlsMOKentucky: #314 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 2,130 girlsKYWest Virginia: #326 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 2,317 girlsWVVirginia: #334 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 2,241 girlsVAMaryland: #340 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 2,181 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Deana, so not publishedDEArizona: #307 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 1,525 girlsAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Deana, so not publishedNMKansas: #264 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 1,446 girlsKSArkansas: #389 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 2,479 girlsARTennessee: #302 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 1,870 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #248 for girls · 24 births · 1 in 1,333 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #306 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 1,690 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Deana, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #469 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 3,208 girlsOKLouisiana: #566 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 3,716 girlsLAMississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Deana, so not publishedMSAlabama: #449 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 3,072 girlsALGeorgia: #379 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 2,376 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Deana, so not publishedHITexas: #449 for girls · 35 births · 1 in 2,763 girlsTXFlorida: #435 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 2,926 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Rhode Island#144 · 1 in 679
  2. Maine#201 · 1 in 1,128
  3. North Carolina#248 · 1 in 1,333
  4. Kansas#264 · 1 in 1,446
  5. Utah#271 · 1 in 1,536

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Rhode Island#14461 in 679
Maine#20151 in 1,128
North Carolina#248241 in 1,333
Kansas#26491 in 1,446
Utah#27191 in 1,536
Ohio#283361 in 1,871
Michigan#295271 in 2,015
Tennessee#302141 in 1,870
South Carolina#306101 in 1,690
Arizona#307101 in 1,525
Kentucky#314111 in 2,130
Oregon#31871 in 1,968
West Virginia#32651 in 2,317
Virginia#334121 in 2,241
Connecticut#34061 in 2,285
Maryland#34081 in 2,181
Wisconsin#34791 in 3,048
Massachusetts#348111 in 2,598
Iowa#36161 in 2,927
Indiana#363121 in 2,816
Georgia#379131 in 2,376
Arkansas#38951 in 2,479
Missouri#393101 in 2,950
Washington#39681 in 2,605
Pennsylvania#415201 in 3,220
New Jersey#416121 in 2,935
Colorado#42561 in 2,701
Florida#435141 in 2,926
Alabama#44971 in 3,072
Texas#449351 in 2,763
Oklahoma#46951 in 3,208
New York#488301 in 3,343
California#491441 in 3,270
Illinois#541171 in 4,113
Louisiana#56671 in 3,716
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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 1976

girls
#404
497 births · 1 in 2,948 girls

Top girls' names in 1976

  1. #1Jennifer59,473
  2. #2Amy31,339
  3. #3Melissa25,094
  4. #4Heather24,192
  5. #5Angela22,038
  6. #6Michelle19,550
  7. #7Kimberly18,962
  8. #8Jessica18,368
  9. #9Lisa17,346
  10. #10Amanda15,588
  11. #404Deana497
More about 1976

girls

1,465,099 girls got a published name in 1976; 1 in 2,948 of them was named Deana, which outranked 96.3% of the 10,913 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.2% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Deana
  1. #401Camille506
  2. #402Margarita503
  3. #403Lashonda498
  4. #404Deana497
  5. #404Elisabeth497
  6. #404Rosemary497
  7. #407Ronda496
  8. #408Janine495
  9. #409Chrystal494

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

Biggest movers since 1975
Risers
  1. ↑ 3,548Rhiannon#4,141 → #593
  2. ↑ 3,533Mackenzie#4,370 → #837
  3. ↑ 3,060Khalilah#3,774 → #714
  4. ↑ 1,663Kenisha#2,612 → #949
  5. ↑ 1,455Latoria#2,411 → #956
Fallers
  1. ↓ 821Nyree#926 → #1,747
  2. ↓ 668Syreeta#778 → #1,446
  3. ↓ 505Cher#994 → #1,499
  4. ↓ 398Kandice#957 → #1,355
  5. ↓ 370Racquel#973 → #1,343

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

See the top 100 for 1976 →