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#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201970peak #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—
1967#501360—
1966#480380—
1965#510345—
1964#487395—
1963#494385—
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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1941#1,13343—
1940#1,51826—
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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 1970

  • 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: #326 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 1,894 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: #351 for girls · 37 births · 1 in 2,371 girlsILWisconsin: #348 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 3,062 girlsWIMichigan: #381 for girls · 24 births · 1 in 3,087 girlsMINew York: #510 for girls · 34 births · 1 in 4,159 girlsNYMassachusetts: #558 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 7,042 girlsMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Deena, so not publishedRIOregon: #275 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 1,437 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: #310 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 2,321 girlsIAIndiana: #487 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 4,785 girlsINOhio: #370 for girls · 29 births · 1 in 3,074 girlsOHPennsylvania: #441 for girls · 22 births · 1 in 3,906 girlsPANew Jersey: #516 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 4,567 girlsNJConnecticut: #480 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 4,154 girlsCTCalifornia: #314 for girls · 101 births · 1 in 1,624 girlsCAUtah: #142 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 553 girlsUTColorado: #328 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 1,721 girlsCONebraska: #280 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 1,737 girlsNEMissouri: #358 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 2,728 girlsMOKentucky: #346 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 2,598 girlsKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Deena, so not publishedWVVirginia: #457 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 4,300 girlsVAMaryland: #292 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 1,681 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Deena, so not publishedDEArizona: #334 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 1,660 girlsAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Deena, so not publishedNMKansas: #265 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 1,341 girlsKSArkansas: #348 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 2,271 girlsARTennessee: #272 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 1,750 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #352 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 2,618 girlsNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Deena, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Deena, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #238 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 1,101 girlsOKLouisiana: #630 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 5,068 girlsLAMississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Deena, so not publishedMSAlabama: #477 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 3,872 girlsALGeorgia: #487 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 4,041 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Deena, so not publishedHITexas: #414 for girls · 40 births · 1 in 2,604 girlsTXFlorida: #404 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 2,800 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Utah#142 · 1 in 553
  2. Oklahoma#238 · 1 in 1,101
  3. Kansas#265 · 1 in 1,341
  4. Tennessee#272 · 1 in 1,750
  5. Oregon#275 · 1 in 1,437

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Utah#142191 in 553
Oklahoma#238161 in 1,101
Kansas#265111 in 1,341
Tennessee#272181 in 1,750
Oregon#275101 in 1,437
Nebraska#28061 in 1,737
Maryland#292151 in 1,681
Iowa#31091 in 2,321
California#3141011 in 1,624
Washington#326131 in 1,894
Colorado#328101 in 1,721
Arizona#33491 in 1,660
Kentucky#346101 in 2,598
Arkansas#34861 in 2,271
Wisconsin#348111 in 3,062
Illinois#351371 in 2,371
North Carolina#352161 in 2,618
Missouri#358131 in 2,728
Ohio#370291 in 3,074
Michigan#381241 in 3,087
Florida#404171 in 2,800
Texas#414401 in 2,604
Pennsylvania#441221 in 3,906
Virginia#45781 in 4,300
Alabama#47771 in 3,872
Connecticut#48051 in 4,154
Georgia#487101 in 4,041
Indiana#48791 in 4,785
New York#510341 in 4,159
New Jersey#516111 in 4,567
Massachusetts#55861 in 7,042
Louisiana#63061 in 5,068
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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 1970

girls
#396
593 births · 1 in 2,948 girls

Top girls' names in 1970

  1. #1Jennifer46,150
  2. #2Lisa38,967
  3. #3Kimberly34,130
  4. #4Michelle34,047
  5. #5Amy25,212
  6. #6Angela24,929
  7. #7Melissa23,735
  8. #8Tammy19,587
  9. #9Mary19,204
  10. #10Tracy18,464
  11. #396Deena593
More about 1970

girls

1,748,144 girls got a published name in 1970; 1 in 2,948 of them was named Deena, which outranked 95.8% of the 9,355 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Deena
  1. #392Nadine597
  2. #394Celeste596
  3. #395Patty595
  4. #396Deena593
  5. #396Lea593
  6. #396Marlo593
  7. #399Tasha592
  8. #400Angelica591
  9. #401Tabatha585

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

Biggest movers since 1969
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,541Tanisha#2,515 → #974
  2. ↑ 1,194India#1,955 → #761
  3. ↑ 695Shay#1,648 → #953
  4. ↑ 685Terra#1,303 → #618
  5. ↑ 669Dyan#1,648 → #979
Fallers
  1. ↓ 385Cinnamon#698 → #1,083
  2. ↓ 306Kaye#932 → #1,238
  3. ↓ 303Luanne#990 → #1,293
  4. ↓ 273Laureen#845 → #1,118
  5. ↓ 273Lesia#965 → #1,238

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

See the top 100 for 1970 →