Dee
Last seen for girls in 2012 at #13,483 · Last seen for boys in 2022 at #12,330
Given to girls 68.5% of the time
Showing
- Peak · girls
- 1962 · 609 births
- Debut · girls
- 6 births
- In top 100 · girls
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 15,830since 1880
Dee over time
girlsboys
Rank within each sex, plotted together. Click any year to open it.
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
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | — | — | ||
| 2024 | — | — | ||
| 2023 | — | — | ||
| 2022 | — | #12,330 | 5 | |
| 2021 | — | — | ||
| 2020 | — | #10,605 | 6 | |
| 2019 | — | #8,215 | 9 | |
| 2018 | — | #10,760 | 6 | |
| 2017 | — | — | ||
| 2016 | — | #12,185 | 5 | |
| 2015 | — | #10,644 | 6 | |
| 2014 | — | #10,717 | 6 | |
| 2013 | — | #6,241 | 13 | |
| 2012 | #13,483 | 7 | #6,626 | 12 |
| 2011 | — | #9,600 | 7 | |
| 2010 | #16,992 | 5 | #12,231 | 5 |
| 2009 | — | — | ||
| 2008 | — | #9,871 | 7 | |
| 2007 | — | #8,915 | 8 | |
| 2006 | #17,168 | 5 | #6,460 | 12 |
| 2005 | — | #5,875 | 13 | |
| 2004 | — | #9,948 | 6 | |
| 2003 | — | #6,715 | 10 | |
| 2002 | #13,595 | 6 | #6,522 | 10 |
| 2001 | #8,758 | 11 | #6,935 | 9 |
| 2000 | #11,801 | 7 | #5,297 | 13 |
| 1999 | — | #6,042 | 10 | |
| 1998 | #12,426 | 6 | #8,479 | 6 |
| 1997 | #7,283 | 12 | #4,960 | 12 |
| 1996 | #5,771 | 16 | #3,830 | 17 |
| 1995 | #5,439 | 17 | #4,791 | 12 |
| 1994 | #4,016 | 26 | #4,094 | 15 |
| 1993 | #4,998 | 19 | #4,227 | 14 |
| 1992 | #4,849 | 20 | #4,872 | 11 |
| 1991 | #4,059 | 25 | #3,462 | 17 |
| 1990 | #5,286 | 17 | #3,607 | 16 |
| 1989 | #3,165 | 33 | #3,809 | 14 |
| 1988 | #3,805 | 24 | #3,350 | 15 |
| 1987 | #3,101 | 30 | #3,959 | 11 |
| 1986 | #2,148 | 49 | #2,226 | 25 |
| 1985 | #2,939 | 31 | #2,598 | 19 |
| 1984 | #1,812 | 59 | #2,036 | 26 |
| 1983 | #2,097 | 47 | #2,272 | 22 |
| 1982 | #1,807 | 60 | #1,999 | 27 |
| 1981 | #1,445 | 84 | #1,996 | 27 |
| 1980 | #1,363 | 92 | #1,852 | 30 |
| 1979 | #1,431 | 85 | #1,903 | 28 |
| 1978 | #1,374 | 85 | #1,508 | 38 |
| 1977 | #1,160 | 107 | #1,571 | 35 |
| 1976 | #1,055 | 116 | #1,646 | 32 |
| 1975 | #998 | 122 | #1,593 | 32 |
| 1974 | #924 | 136 | #1,409 | 37 |
| 1973 | #795 | 165 | #1,312 | 40 |
| 1972 | #730 | 192 | #1,453 | 34 |
| 1971 | #629 | 264 | #1,081 | 57 |
| 1970 | #572 | 313 | #1,207 | 47 |
| 1969 | #502 | 374 | #1,252 | 40 |
| 1968 | #543 | 314 | #1,183 | 41 |
| 1967 | #497 | 371 | #1,087 | 46 |
| 1966 | #470 | 405 | #1,027 | 50 |
| 1965 | #432 | 474 | #843 | 76 |
| 1964 | #410 | 567 | #901 | 71 |
| 1963 | #399 | 577 | #790 | 93 |
| 1962 | #381 | 609 | #832 | 83 |
| 1961 | #387 | 623 | #852 | 81 |
| 1960 | #433 | 512 | #760 | 102 |
| 1959 | #421 | 507 | #875 | 76 |
| 1958 | #407 | 519 | #815 | 85 |
| 1957 | #430 | 479 | #762 | 97 |
| 1956 | #422 | 467 | #796 | 87 |
| 1955 | #409 | 462 | #732 | 99 |
| 1954 | #424 | 423 | #727 | 98 |
| 1953 | #428 | 413 | #654 | 118 |
| 1952 | #432 | 393 | #668 | 108 |
| 1951 | #446 | 342 | #682 | 104 |
| 1950 | #448 | 322 | #741 | 86 |
| 1949 | #463 | 301 | #669 | 106 |
| 1948 | #470 | 293 | #658 | 106 |
| 1947 | #431 | 356 | #624 | 120 |
| 1946 | #465 | 283 | #630 | 104 |
| 1945 | #445 | 255 | #761 | 65 |
| 1944 | #461 | 242 | #642 | 92 |
| 1943 | #522 | 206 | #655 | 95 |
| 1942 | #477 | 237 | #693 | 86 |
| 1941 | #493 | 199 | #624 | 94 |
| 1940 | #518 | 175 | #597 | 99 |
| 1939 | #526 | 159 | #574 | 99 |
| 1938 | #550 | 153 | #537 | 118 |
| 1937 | #615 | 120 | #588 | 96 |
| 1936 | #810 | 69 | #577 | 100 |
| 1935 | #849 | 66 | #566 | 104 |
| 1934 | #831 | 67 | #560 | 111 |
| 1933 | #851 | 62 | #582 | 99 |
| 1932 | #905 | 60 | #590 | 100 |
| 1931 | #1,227 | 35 | #605 | 95 |
| 1930 | #1,101 | 45 | #662 | 88 |
| 1929 | #1,119 | 43 | #571 | 109 |
| 1928 | #1,191 | 41 | #694 | 83 |
| 1927 | #1,278 | 38 | #619 | 102 |
| 1926 | #1,198 | 41 | #631 | 99 |
| 1925 | #1,210 | 41 | #549 | 125 |
| 1924 | #1,138 | 47 | #589 | 116 |
| 1923 | #1,388 | 33 | #582 | 116 |
| 1922 | #1,309 | 36 | #574 | 123 |
| 1921 | #1,222 | 40 | #576 | 120 |
| 1920 | #1,190 | 41 | #640 | 97 |
| 1919 | #1,348 | 33 | #531 | 125 |
| 1918 | #1,005 | 51 | #575 | 112 |
| 1917 | #1,219 | 35 | #557 | 111 |
| 1916 | #1,167 | 37 | #620 | 88 |
| 1915 | #1,040 | 41 | #507 | 120 |
| 1914 | #1,119 | 29 | #622 | 66 |
| 1913 | #1,229 | 21 | #579 | 57 |
| 1912 | #1,055 | 24 | #497 | 64 |
| 1911 | #1,171 | 15 | #461 | 40 |
| 1910 | #1,110 | 16 | #461 | 35 |
| 1909 | #990 | 17 | #419 | 35 |
| 1908 | #1,203 | 12 | #389 | 36 |
| 1907 | #990 | 15 | #385 | 34 |
| 1906 | #845 | 19 | #335 | 38 |
| 1905 | #1,298 | 9 | #337 | 36 |
| 1904 | #965 | 14 | #466 | 21 |
| 1903 | #969 | 13 | #393 | 25 |
| 1902 | — | #388 | 26 | |
| 1901 | #795 | 17 | #487 | 16 |
| 1900 | #1,231 | 10 | #375 | 35 |
| 1899 | #1,181 | 8 | #336 | 28 |
| 1898 | #1,098 | 10 | #350 | 30 |
| 1897 | #1,385 | 6 | #375 | 25 |
| 1896 | #1,213 | 8 | #400 | 24 |
| 1895 | #932 | 12 | #326 | 32 |
| 1894 | #1,353 | 6 | #387 | 23 |
| 1893 | #767 | 15 | #323 | 29 |
| 1892 | #1,017 | 9 | #274 | 43 |
| 1891 | #1,093 | 7 | #411 | 18 |
| 1890 | #1,338 | 5 | #415 | 19 |
| 1889 | #1,025 | 7 | #360 | 24 |
| 1888 | #793 | 11 | #302 | 35 |
| 1887 | #788 | 9 | #254 | 39 |
| 1886 | #633 | 13 | #332 | 26 |
| 1885 | #793 | 8 | #318 | 28 |
| 1884 | #793 | 8 | #336 | 27 |
| 1883 | #817 | 6 | #359 | 22 |
| 1882 | #530 | 12 | #370 | 23 |
| 1881 | #740 | 6 | #276 | 32 |
| 1880 | #738 | 6 | #381 | 20 |
First appearance
1880
In the first year the SSA published name data, Dee was already there! It came in at #738, and was given to 6 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1902, when fewer than 5 girls a year got the name.
Where Dee is popular in 1961
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
Top states · girls
- Wyoming#173 · 1 in 585
- Oklahoma#178 · 1 in 772
- Kansas#221 · 1 in 1,196
- Arkansas#233 · 1 in 1,249
- Montana#236 · 1 in 1,080
Best ever in a state: #102 in Idaho, 1945.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wyoming | #173 | 5 | 1 in 585 |
| Oklahoma | #178 | 27 | 1 in 772 |
| Kansas | #221 | 17 | 1 in 1,196 |
| Arkansas | #233 | 14 | 1 in 1,249 |
| Montana | #236 | 6 | 1 in 1,080 |
| Idaho | #239 | 6 | 1 in 1,055 |
| Texas | #245 | 91 | 1 in 1,228 |
| South Dakota | #247 | 5 | 1 in 1,414 |
| Indiana | #248 | 30 | 1 in 1,664 |
| Iowa | #254 | 16 | 1 in 1,770 |
| Oregon | #275 | 10 | 1 in 1,557 |
| Colorado | #280 | 12 | 1 in 1,656 |
| West Virginia | #292 | 8 | 1 in 2,102 |
| Ohio | #314 | 39 | 1 in 2,673 |
| Minnesota | #319 | 13 | 1 in 2,972 |
| Georgia | #328 | 20 | 1 in 2,227 |
| Tennessee | #338 | 13 | 1 in 2,785 |
| Washington | #341 | 12 | 1 in 2,317 |
| Wisconsin | #346 | 12 | 1 in 3,683 |
| Nebraska | #352 | 5 | 1 in 2,957 |
| Missouri | #356 | 14 | 1 in 3,164 |
| California | #371 | 70 | 1 in 2,502 |
| Arizona | #414 | 6 | 1 in 2,559 |
| Kentucky | #414 | 8 | 1 in 3,986 |
| Michigan | #424 | 19 | 1 in 4,572 |
| North Carolina | #435 | 12 | 1 in 4,065 |
| Alabama | #436 | 9 | 1 in 3,818 |
| Maryland | #438 | 7 | 1 in 4,332 |
| Illinois | #442 | 25 | 1 in 4,265 |
| Virginia | #449 | 9 | 1 in 4,463 |
| Pennsylvania | #458 | 21 | 1 in 5,288 |
| South Carolina | #522 | 5 | 1 in 5,188 |
| Louisiana | #548 | 8 | 1 in 4,755 |
| Florida | #584 | 8 | 1 in 6,258 |
| New Jersey | #720 | 5 | 1 in 11,744 |
| New York | #963 | 9 | 1 in 18,663 |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
| Connecticut | — | — | — |
| Delaware | — | — | — |
| District of Columbia | — | — | — |
| Hawaii | — | — | — |
| Maine | — | — | — |
| Massachusetts | — | — | — |
| Mississippi | — | — | — |
| Nevada | — | — | — |
| New Hampshire | — | — | — |
| New Mexico | — | — | — |
| North Dakota | — | — | — |
| Rhode Island | — | — | — |
| Utah | — | — | — |
| Vermont | — | — | — |
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 Dee
Momentum · girls
Faded out
- Not published in 2025; last seen 2012
- Biggest jump: 453 spots in 1906 (#1,298 → #845)
- Biggest drop: 586 spots in 1894 (#767 → #1,353)
Rise & fade · girls
82 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1962 at #381 (609 births)
- Births halved by 1971, 9 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 61 yrs
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 61 yrs · run 1932–1975
Share of babies · girls
1 in 3,229
- Highest: 1 in 3,229 girls born in 1962 were named Dee (0.03%)
- Latest: 1 in 251,579 girls born in 2012 (0.00%)
Era · girls
The 1960s
- 30.5% of all girls named Dee (4,826) were born in this decade
Girls or boys?
Flipped in 2011
- Mostly girls until 2010, mostly boys since
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 86 | #530 (1882) | #765 |
| 1890s | 86 | #767 (1893) | #1,138 |
| 1900s | 126 | #795 (1901) | #1,032 |
| 1910s | 302 | #1,005 (1918) | #1,146 |
| 1920s | 401 | #1,119 (1929) | #1,224 |
| 1930s | 836 | #526 (1939) | #827 |
| 1940s | 2,547 | #431 (1947) | #475 |
| 1950s | 4,327 | #407 (1958) | #427 |
| 1960s | 4,826 | #381 (1962) | #445 |
| 1970s | 1,585 | #572 (1970) | #967 |
| 1980s | 509 | #1,363 (1980) | #2,368 |
| 1990s | 158 | #4,016 (1994) | #6,014 |
| 2000s | 29 | #8,758 (2001) | #12,831 |
| 2010s | 12 | #13,483 (2012) | #15,238 |
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.
Dee in 1961
girls
#387
623 births · 1 in 3,240 girls
boys
#852
81 births · 1 in 26,225 boys
Top girls' names in 1961
Top boys' names in 1961
More about 1961
girls
2,018,495 girls got a published name in 1961; 1 in 3,240 of them was named Dee, which outranked 94.9% of the 7,527 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Ranked beside Dee
Biggest movers since 1960
Risers
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
2,124,195 boys got a published name in 1961; 1 in 26,225 of them was named Dee, which outranked 81.7% of the 4,657 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 29.1% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).