Deacon vs Dean

Side-by-side comparison of Deacon and Dean - popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Deacon

Boy name · Rank #553

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Name B

Dean

Boy name · Rank #142

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Metric Deacon Dean
Current Rank #553 #142
Total Births (all years) 11,570 192,930
Peak Year 2014 1961
Peak Year Births 734 4,933
Peak Decade 2010s 1960s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1971 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Deacon Dean
1880s - 132
1890s - 247
1900s - 381
1910s - 3,812
1920s - 11,155
1930s - 13,629
1940s - 16,356
1950s - 34,584
1960s - 42,527
1970s 107 13,898
1980s 87 8,059
1990s 142 8,122
2000s 2,345 8,035
2010s 5,506 17,497
2020s 3,383 14,496

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Deacon Dean
2014 734 1,711
2015 669 1,950
2016 651 1,966
2017 581 2,083
2018 605 2,257
2019 562 2,220
2020 555 2,165
2021 631 2,352
2022 573 2,265
2023 555 2,289
2024 540 2,549
2025 529 2,876

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1971–2025.

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