Deena

#4,987 for girls in 2025, 26 births · Last seen for boys in 1969 at #4,404
Given to girls >99.9% of the time

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Peak · girls
1970 · 593 births
Debut · girls
7 births
In top 100 · girls
never
of 146 years
Total births · girls
13,666
since 1910

Deena over time

girls

Rank among girls' names. Deena has never cracked the top 300 here.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201968peak #396, 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#4,98726—
2024#5,44323—
2023#4,65529—
2022#3,96337—
2021#5,09125—
2020#4,00535—
2019#4,16234—
2018#3,67741—
2017#3,84839—
2016#3,70741—
2015#3,21151—
2014#3,42546—
2013#3,00555—
2012#3,36448—
2011#3,26750—
2010#2,80362—
2009#3,80041—
2008#3,31650—
2007#2,68468—
2006#3,05455—
2005#2,82758—
2004#3,39144—
2003#2,73757—
2002#2,28871—
2001#2,43864—
2000#2,17473—
1999#1,94081—
1998#1,95877—
1997#1,86479—
1996#1,75285—
1995#1,466109—
1994#1,55799—
1993#1,507104—
1992#1,57598—
1991#1,55599—
1990#1,300125—
1989#1,204134—
1988#1,157132—
1987#1,172125—
1986#995157—
1985#969159—
1984#835187—
1983#809192—
1982#835187—
1981#886171—
1980#891171—
1979#824190—
1978#791189—
1977#769196—
1976#675226—
1975#592273—
1974#588269—
1973#470386—
1972#484368—
1971#476414—
1970#396593—
1969#445465#4,4045
1968#492388—
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1966#480380—
1965#510345—
1964#487395—
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1962#468425—
1961#518357—
1960#595278—
1959#568296—
1958#553310—
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1956#560280—
1955#628219—
1954#712168—
1953#717161—
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1946#92781—
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1944#1,09051—
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1941#1,13343—
1940#1,51826—
1939#1,58523—
1938#1,54724—
1937#2,10115—
1936#3,3767—
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First appearance
1910

The first year at least five girls were named Deena! It came in at #1,935, and was given to 7 baby girls.


Quietest stretch: 1911–1916, when fewer than 6 girls a year got the name.

Where Deena is popular in 1968

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Deena, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Deena, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Deena, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Deena, so not publishedNHWashington: #231 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 1,120 girlsWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Deena, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Deena, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Deena, so not publishedNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 girls named Deena, so not publishedMNIllinois: #475 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 3,984 girlsILWisconsin: #508 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 6,513 girlsWIMichigan: #456 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 4,341 girlsMINew York: #646 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 6,812 girlsNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 girls named Deena, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Deena, so not publishedRIOregon: #218 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 1,092 girlsORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Deena, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Deena, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Deena, so not publishedSDIowa: #324 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 2,512 girlsIAIndiana: #527 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 5,685 girlsINOhio: #459 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 4,589 girlsOHPennsylvania: #448 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 4,433 girlsPANew Jersey: #741 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 9,652 girlsNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Deena, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #415 for girls · 59 births · 1 in 2,607 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Deena, so not publishedUTColorado: #436 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 3,111 girlsCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Deena, so not publishedNEMissouri: #498 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 4,698 girlsMOKentucky: fewer than 5 girls named Deena, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: #245 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 1,524 girlsWVVirginia: #412 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 3,662 girlsVAMaryland: #404 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 3,160 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Deena, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 girls named Deena, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Deena, so not publishedNMKansas: #287 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 1,534 girlsKSArkansas: #346 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 2,166 girlsARTennessee: #455 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 4,165 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #656 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 7,856 girlsNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Deena, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: #208 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 916 girlsDCOklahoma: #313 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 1,776 girlsOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 girls named Deena, so not publishedLAMississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Deena, so not publishedMSAlabama: #569 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 5,221 girlsALGeorgia: #683 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 7,531 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Deena, so not publishedHITexas: #518 for girls · 25 births · 1 in 3,757 girlsTXFlorida: #424 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 3,018 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. District of Columbia#208 · 1 in 916
  2. Oregon#218 · 1 in 1,092
  3. Washington#231 · 1 in 1,120
  4. West Virginia#245 · 1 in 1,524
  5. Kansas#287 · 1 in 1,534

Best ever in a state: #134 in Nevada, 1969.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
District of Columbia#208111 in 916
Oregon#218121 in 1,092
Washington#231211 in 1,120
West Virginia#24581 in 1,524
Kansas#28791 in 1,534
Oklahoma#31391 in 1,776
Iowa#32481 in 2,512
Arkansas#34661 in 2,166
Maryland#40481 in 3,160
Virginia#41291 in 3,662
California#415591 in 2,607
Florida#424141 in 3,018
Colorado#43651 in 3,111
Pennsylvania#448191 in 4,433
Tennessee#45571 in 4,165
Michigan#456161 in 4,341
Ohio#459181 in 4,589
Illinois#475211 in 3,984
Missouri#49871 in 4,698
Wisconsin#50851 in 6,513
Texas#518251 in 3,757
Indiana#52771 in 5,685
Alabama#56951 in 5,221
New York#646201 in 6,812
North Carolina#65651 in 7,856
Georgia#68351 in 7,531
New Jersey#74151 in 9,652
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See more about Deena
Momentum · girls
Holding steady
  • 456 spots since 2024 (#5,443 → #4,987)
  • 982 spots since 2020 (#4,005 → #4,987)
  • 1,776 spots since 2015 (#3,211 → #4,987)
  • Biggest jump: 221 spots in 1945 (#1,090 → #869)
  • Biggest drop: 177 spots in 1987 (#995 → #1,172)
Rise & fade · girls
60 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1910
  • Peaked 1970 at #396 (593 births)
  • Births halved by 1974, 4 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 42 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 42 yrs · run 1945–1986
Share of babies · girls
1 in 2,948
  • Highest: 1 in 2,948 girls born in 1970 were named Deena (0.03%)
  • Latest: 1 in 61,818 girls born in 2025 (0.00%)
Era · girls
The 1960s
  • 27.6% of all girls named Deena (3,778) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1910s19#1,935 (1910)#3,355
1920s45#3,743 (1928)#4,195
1930s132#1,547 (1938)#2,482
1940s723#729 (1949)#1,031
1950s2,071#553 (1958)#667
1960s3,778#445 (1969)#499
1970s3,104#396 (1970)#607
1980s1,615#809 (1983)#975
1990s956#1,300 (1990)#1,647
2000s581#2,174 (2000)#2,871
2010s467#2,803 (2010)#3,447
2020s175#3,963 (2022)#4,691

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.

Deena in 1968

girls
#492
388 births · 1 in 4,228 girls

Top girls' names in 1968

  1. #1Lisa49,534
  2. #2Michelle33,223
  3. #3Kimberly31,906
  4. #4Jennifer26,853
  5. #5Melissa21,733
  6. #6Mary21,727
  7. #7Angela20,670
  8. #8Tammy20,058
  9. #9Karen19,560
  10. #10Susan19,503
  11. #492Deena388
More about 1968

girls

1,640,389 girls got a published name in 1968; 1 in 4,228 of them was named Deena, which outranked 94.0% of the 8,198 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.1% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Deena
  1. #489Amelia390
  2. #489Joelle390
  3. #491Marian389
  4. #492Deena388
  5. #492Deann388
  6. #492Malinda388
  7. #492Vera388
  8. #496Gladys381
  9. #496Isabel381
  10. #496Jolene381

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

Biggest movers since 1967
Risers
  1. ↑ 3,132Coretta#3,656 → #524
  2. ↑ 1,257Tamika#1,980 → #723
  3. ↑ 1,150Tamiko#1,702 → #552
  4. ↑ 607Chantel#1,348 → #741
  5. ↑ 490Chantal#1,441 → #951
Fallers
  1. ↓ 602Wende#857 → #1,459
  2. ↓ 545Zina#959 → #1,504
  3. ↓ 341Evonne#970 → #1,311
  4. ↓ 294Portia#902 → #1,196
  5. ↓ 285Mariann#973 → #1,258

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

See the top 100 for 1968 →