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#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201984peak #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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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—
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1957#556297—
1956#544295—
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1954#644204—
1953#669180—
1952#689167—
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1948#773123—
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1934#2,00316—
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1928#3,4368—
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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 1984

  • 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: #534 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 4,272 girlsILWisconsin: #550 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 6,127 girlsWIMichigan: #619 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 6,262 girlsMINew York: #552 for girls · 24 births · 1 in 4,349 girlsNYMassachusetts: #497 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 4,785 girlsMARhode 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: #394 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 3,554 girlsIAIndiana: #396 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 3,330 girlsINOhio: #448 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 4,069 girlsOHPennsylvania: #422 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 3,581 girlsPANew Jersey: #350 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 2,446 girlsNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Deana, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #795 for girls · 28 births · 1 in 6,879 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: #552 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 5,226 girlsMOKentucky: #343 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 2,742 girlsKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Deana, so not publishedWVVirginia: fewer than 5 girls named Deana, so not publishedVAMaryland: fewer than 5 girls named Deana, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Deana, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 girls named Deana, so not publishedAZNew 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: #597 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 5,488 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #375 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 2,841 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #264 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 1,603 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Deana, so not publishedDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 girls named Deana, so not publishedOKLouisiana: #493 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 3,417 girlsLAMississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Deana, so not publishedMSAlabama: #348 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 2,154 girlsALGeorgia: #565 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 4,462 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Deana, so not publishedHITexas: #799 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 7,246 girlsTXFlorida: #574 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 4,744 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. South Carolina#264 · 1 in 1,603
  2. Kentucky#343 · 1 in 2,742
  3. Alabama#348 · 1 in 2,154
  4. New Jersey#350 · 1 in 2,446
  5. North Carolina#375 · 1 in 2,841

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
South Carolina#264111 in 1,603
Kentucky#34381 in 2,742
Alabama#348101 in 2,154
New Jersey#350161 in 2,446
North Carolina#375121 in 2,841
Iowa#39451 in 3,554
Indiana#396101 in 3,330
Pennsylvania#422191 in 3,581
Ohio#448171 in 4,069
Louisiana#49391 in 3,417
Massachusetts#49771 in 4,785
Illinois#534171 in 4,272
Wisconsin#55051 in 6,127
Missouri#55261 in 5,226
New York#552241 in 4,349
Georgia#56581 in 4,462
Florida#574131 in 4,744
Tennessee#59751 in 5,488
Michigan#61991 in 6,262
California#795281 in 6,879
Texas#799181 in 7,246
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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 1984

girls
#591
305 births · 1 in 5,521 girls

Top girls' names in 1984

  1. #1Jennifer50,564
  2. #2Jessica45,857
  3. #3Ashley38,773
  4. #4Amanda33,915
  5. #5Sarah25,887
  6. #6Stephanie23,025
  7. #7Nicole22,270
  8. #8Melissa21,896
  9. #9Heather21,489
  10. #10Elizabeth20,360
  11. #591Deana305
More about 1984

girls

1,683,817 girls got a published name in 1984; 1 in 5,521 of them was named Deana, which outranked 95.1% of the 12,181 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. #587Loretta309
  2. #589Janie306
  3. #589Kali306
  4. #591Deana305
  5. #592Maranda304
  6. #593Catrina303
  7. #593Juliana303
Biggest movers since 1983
Risers
  1. ↑ 8,259Santana#9,015 → #756
  2. ↑ 2,419Tasia#3,151 → #732
  3. ↑ 2,198Teela#3,065 → #867
  4. ↑ 1,074Grisel#1,858 → #784
  5. ↑ 894Kaylee#1,715 → #821
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,856Dwan#874 → #2,730
  2. ↓ 720Toccara#937 → #1,657
  3. ↓ 713Kaleena#547 → #1,260
  4. ↓ 303Karie#1,000 → #1,303
  5. ↓ 300Karyn#820 → #1,120

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

See the top 100 for 1984 →