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 #550

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Name B

Dean

Boy name · Rank #142

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Metric Deacon Dean
Current Rank #550 #142
Total Births (all years) 11,038 190,040
Peak Year 2014 1961
Peak Year Births 734 4,931
Peak Decade 2010ss 1960ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1971 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Deacon Dean
1880ss — 132
1890ss — 247
1900ss — 381
1910ss — 3,812
1920ss — 11,155
1930ss — 13,629
1940ss — 16,356
1950ss — 34,587
1960ss — 42,523
1970ss 107 13,899
1980ss 87 8,063
1990ss 142 8,122
2000ss 2,345 8,034
2010ss 5,505 17,493
2020ss 2,852 11,607

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Deacon Dean
2014 734 1,711
2015 669 1,950
2016 651 1,966
2017 581 2,081
2018 604 2,256
2019 562 2,220
2020 555 2,164
2021 630 2,350
2022 573 2,263
2023 555 2,285
2024 539 2,545

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, 1971–2024.

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