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#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201983peak #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—
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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 1983

  • 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: fewer than 5 girls named Deana, so not publishedWAIdaho: 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: #673 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 6,065 girlsILWisconsin: fewer than 5 girls named Deana, so not publishedWIMichigan: #584 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 5,524 girlsMINew York: #851 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 7,912 girlsNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 girls named Deana, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Deana, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 girls named Deana, so not publishedORNevada: 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: fewer than 5 girls named Deana, so not publishedIAIndiana: #476 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 4,226 girlsINOhio: #436 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 3,826 girlsOHPennsylvania: #464 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 4,247 girlsPANew Jersey: #574 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 4,780 girlsNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Deana, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #717 for girls · 31 births · 1 in 6,055 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Deana, so not publishedUTColorado: fewer than 5 girls named Deana, so not publishedCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Deana, so not publishedNEMissouri: #397 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 3,192 girlsMOKentucky: #296 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 2,048 girlsKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Deana, so not publishedWVVirginia: #460 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 3,848 girlsVAMaryland: #529 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 4,506 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Deana, so not publishedDEArizona: #570 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 4,076 girlsAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Deana, so not publishedNMKansas: fewer than 5 girls named Deana, so not publishedKSArkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Deana, so not publishedARTennessee: #356 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 2,759 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #436 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 3,337 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #419 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 2,960 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Deana, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #264 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 1,559 girlsOKLouisiana: #578 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 4,396 girlsLAMississippi: #425 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 2,540 girlsMSAlabama: #384 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 2,720 girlsALGeorgia: #600 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 5,014 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Deana, so not publishedHITexas: #535 for girls · 33 births · 1 in 3,888 girlsTXFlorida: #541 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 4,204 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Oklahoma#264 · 1 in 1,559
  2. Kentucky#296 · 1 in 2,048
  3. Tennessee#356 · 1 in 2,759
  4. Alabama#384 · 1 in 2,720
  5. Missouri#397 · 1 in 3,192

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Oklahoma#264141 in 1,559
Kentucky#296111 in 2,048
Tennessee#356101 in 2,759
Alabama#38481 in 2,720
Missouri#397101 in 3,192
South Carolina#41961 in 2,960
Mississippi#42561 in 2,540
North Carolina#436101 in 3,337
Ohio#436181 in 3,826
Virginia#46081 in 3,848
Pennsylvania#464161 in 4,247
Indiana#47681 in 4,226
Maryland#52951 in 4,506
Texas#535331 in 3,888
Florida#541141 in 4,204
Arizona#57051 in 4,076
New Jersey#57481 in 4,780
Louisiana#57871 in 4,396
Michigan#584101 in 5,524
Georgia#60071 in 5,014
Illinois#673121 in 6,065
California#717311 in 6,055
New York#851131 in 7,912
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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 1983

girls
#562
323 births · 1 in 5,172 girls

Top girls' names in 1983

  1. #1Jennifer54,353
  2. #2Jessica45,283
  3. #3Amanda33,749
  4. #4Ashley33,289
  5. #5Sarah27,228
  6. #6Melissa23,475
  7. #7Nicole22,400
  8. #8Stephanie22,329
  9. #9Heather20,747
  10. #10Elizabeth19,842
  11. #562Deana323
More about 1983

girls

1,670,609 girls got a published name in 1983; 1 in 5,172 of them was named Deana, which outranked 95.3% of the 12,074 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 18.1% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Deana
  1. #559Janette325
  2. #559Jeanne325
  3. #561Antonia324
  4. #562Deana323
  5. #562Ashly323
  6. #562Liza323
  7. #562Myra323
  8. #567David321
  9. #568Dina319
  10. #568Wanda319

Tied with 4 names at #562; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1982
Risers
  1. ↑ 6,772Ciji#7,469 → #697
  2. ↑ 6,751Kirby#7,469 → #718
  3. ↑ 2,656Dwan#3,530 → #874
  4. ↑ 1,888Mallory#2,220 → #332
  5. ↑ 987Marquita#1,099 → #112
Fallers
  1. ↓ 656Syreeta#717 → #1,373
  2. ↓ 572Jenilee#817 → #1,389
  3. ↓ 538Tenika#947 → #1,485
  4. ↓ 396Toccara#541 → #937
  5. ↓ 333Venus#950 → #1,283

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

See the top 100 for 1983 →