Dean

Given to 195,844 US babies since 1880

▲ Rising +21% vs. 2018–2020

Rank in 2025

#13208

recorded as girls

2,085 since 2024

#125

recorded as boys

17 since 2024

Babies in 2025

2,882

girls 6 · boys 2,876

Peak year

1961

4,933 babies recorded as boys

All-time total

195,844

since 1880

Born a Dean? See how many share your birth year.

Any year from 1880 to 2025.

Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025

Recorded as girls Recorded as boys

Dean was most popular in 1961, when 4,933 babies recorded as boys got the name (2.3 per 1,000). In 2025, 2,876 babies were named Dean, ranking #125 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's up 21%.

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Year	Girls	Rank	Boys	Rank
2025	6	13208	2,876	125
2024	5	15293	2,549	142
2023	5	15194	2,289	159
2022	<5	—	2,265	164
2021	9	10292	2,352	166
2020	5	15088	2,165	176
2019	<5	—	2,220	174
2018	8	11427	2,257	172
2017	<5	—	2,083	187
2016	8	11781	1,966	205
2015	<5	—	1,950	204
2014	6	14558	1,711	221
2013	<5	—	1,512	240
2012	<5	—	1,380	260
2011	6	14824	1,235	284
2010	<5	—	1,183	286
2009	<5	—	1,061	304
2008	<5	—	951	343
2007	<5	—	906	351
2006	<5	—	779	384
2005	8	11834	756	383
2004	<5	—	746	372
2003	<5	—	685	382
2002	<5	—	711	371
2001	5	15352	744	356
2000	<5	—	696	376
1999	<5	—	716	365
1998	<5	—	770	346
1997	<5	—	804	325
1996	<5	—	843	312
1995	<5	—	769	333
1994	<5	—	835	312
1993	<5	—	835	317
1992	<5	—	836	315
1991	11	7430	820	315
1990	5	12958	894	286
1989	7	9681	891	278
1988	7	9244	863	271
1987	6	9825	821	266
1986	<5	—	839	263
1985	5	10677	801	267
1984	8	7398	762	275
1983	14	4884	746	277
1982	11	5911	768	272
1981	8	7409	751	276
1980	14	4978	817	267
1979	6	9010	847	250
1978	10	5958	772	263
1977	9	6340	868	239
1976	10	5601	888	229
1975	16	3950	1,025	210
1974	15	4041	1,220	184
1973	17	3635	1,410	168
1972	15	3894	1,682	156
1971	18	3508	2,245	137
1970	31	2395	2,941	112
1969	16	3461	3,445	89
1968	23	2630	3,799	78
1967	33	2039	3,914	78
1966	37	1882	4,041	84
1965	27	2293	4,096	88
1964	29	2246	4,510	85
1963	26	2364	4,616	86
1962	23	2539	4,655	86
1961	34	2004	4,933	84
1960	36	1887	4,518	94
1959	31	2021	4,425	95
1958	26	2209	4,302	97
1957	32	1928	4,387	93
1956	35	1796	3,712	99
1955	32	1877	3,084	111
1954	24	2186	3,166	110
1953	42	1503	3,124	105
1952	25	2023	3,155	103
1951	26	1921	2,892	105
1950	35	1576	2,337	120
1949	43	1409	2,102	129
1948	39	1473	1,909	143
1947	41	1461	2,002	140
1946	39	1394	1,886	132
1945	45	1175	1,585	136
1944	37	1315	1,574	134
1943	49	1154	1,502	142
1942	56	1046	1,285	151
1941	50	1030	1,288	143
1940	47	1046	1,223	143
1939	44	1079	1,296	133
1938	49	1018	1,339	129
1937	51	981	1,314	127
1936	56	909	1,332	125
1935	47	1004	1,435	120
1934	55	925	1,476	118
1933	61	858	1,310	128
1932	79	758	1,416	123
1931	55	931	1,346	127
1930	63	916	1,365	129
1929	70	849	1,287	133
1928	60	962	1,287	136
1927	69	898	1,332	133
1926	53	1023	1,245	139
1925	57	988	1,195	140
1924	53	1069	1,151	144
1923	57	992	1,011	153
1922	49	1089	983	158
1921	51	1057	876	168
1920	47	1087	788	180
1919	39	1194	722	181
1918	46	1073	668	189
1917	43	1079	559	203
1916	36	1189	504	215
1915	39	1075	453	225
1914	18	1541	337	231
1913	10	2034	224	253
1912	10	1844	198	252
1911	15	1171	94	267
1910	12	1335	53	345
1909	14	1104	44	355
1908	18	939	43	346
1907	8	1512	41	331
1906	5	1951	38	335
1905	7	1538	42	311
1904	9	1251	28	390
1903	12	1027	27	370
1902	8	1320	40	302
1901	6	1466	32	314
1900	13	1053	46	307
1899	6	1394	25	362
1898	6	1502	28	364
1897	<5	—	40	285
1896	6	1416	17	500
1895	12	932	20	437
1894	8	1136	28	336
1893	6	1277	15	479
1892	<5	—	23	394
1891	<5	—	26	333
1890	8	1006	25	351
1889	5	1279	21	388
1888	5	1276	12	580
1887	<5	—	9	631
1886	<5	—	15	470
1885	<5	—	10	604
1884	6	930	13	520
1883	<5	—	12	527
1882	<5	—	9	652
1881	<5	—	17	416
1880	<5	—	14	482