Girls' name · since 1901

Dea

Since 1901, U.S. Social Security records show 1,825 babies named Dea, peaking in 1963. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.

#5,000 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#5,567 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
1,825
born since 1901
1960s
peak decade

Dea currently ranks #5567 among girls' names in America, with 1,825 babies recorded since 1901.

Dea has 1,825 recorded births among girls since 1901, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #5567 as of the latest data, more common than 68% of girls, busiest in the 1960s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1901 to 2025.

  • #5,000 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • #5,567 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
  • 1,825 born since 1901
  • 1960s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dea ranks #5,000 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,567 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,825 born since 1901, peaking in the 1960s.

#5,000 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#5,567 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
1,825
born since 1901
1960s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%67.8%
Dea vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
Above the archive median
All-time archive position

Dea's 1,825 recorded births place it above 93.08% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

6 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

6 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.

How Dea compares

1,825 Top 24% higher than 76% of 17,297 names currently given to girls

Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.

Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data

How the numbers stack up

Dea's all-time total is 5x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Dea Median girls name (Kyann) #1 girls name (Olivia)
All-time total births 1,825 376 567,345
Peak-year births 45 21 19,840

Dea's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Dea splits its recorded history at 1972: 51% of all births land in the more recent half, 49% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1901 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1963 peak of 45 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Dea popularity over time - girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1901–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1963)
45
Annual births at peak, across 125 years of records
01020304050 190119281946195919721985200020132025 22

Dea popularity over time - boys

17 total births recorded since 1921 (Dea as boys' name)

Unisex variant - 17 births
4.555.566.5 192119251980 5

Dea by decade

1960s is the heaviest window (340 births, 19% of the file).

1960s was Dea's strongest decade.

340 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 19% of all-time use.

Dea births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1960s at 340 births (19% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

How Dea compares to similarly-sized names

Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Dea's total volume

Dea vs 15 similarly-sized girls names Scatter plot of 16 data points. 0%2%4%6%8%10%12% 050100150200 New & already peakedOld name, single-era peakNew & still diversifyingLong history, steady all along Years in SSA records % of total births in the single peak year -27, 6.6%-38, 6.5%-38, 3.9%-116, 2.8%-27, 8%-37, 10.9%-109, 3.6%-146, 2.6%-140, 4%-111, 2.3%-136, 2.1%-56, 6%-59, 5.2%-111, 3.6%-51, 6.1%Dea-125, 2.5%Dea
Dea vs 15 similarly-sized girls names

Dea by state

Where Dea concentrates geographically, total births since 1901

Geographically diffuse
Top 6 states by recorded births for the name Dea
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
89 4.9%
#2 California
32 1.8%
#3 Texas
15 0.8%
#4 Ohio
7 0.4%
#5 Oklahoma
5 0.3%
#6 Oregon
5 0.3%
New York share of Dea's total US births 4.9%
Even split

89 of 1,825 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Dea? ▼
1,825 babies have been named Dea since 1901. All-time, it sits at #5,000 of 72,339 girls' names by recorded births. In 2025, it ranks #5,567 of 17,297 among girls. The peak year was 1963 with 45 births.
Where does Dea sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dea ranks #5,000 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,567 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the 2025 SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Dea most popular? ▼
Dea was most popular in the 1960s decade with 340 total births. The single peak year was 1963.
Where is Dea most popular? ▼
The top states for the name Dea are New York (89 births), California (32 births), Texas (15 births).
How long has the name Dea been used? ▼
Records for Dea go back to 1901, giving 125 years of history through 2025.
What names are similar to Dea? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Deanna, Deana, Deanne, Deann, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

What to do with Dea's data

  • Dea's decade-level peak was the 1960s (340 total births); usage has since declined to 99 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
  • New York records the most Deas (89 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Dea

Nearby Names Like Dea

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Dea

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#2176 134,477 births
Deana Girl
#7911 23,462 births
Deanne Girl
14,851 births
Deann Girl
10,185 births
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Related Names

Names with a similar popularity rank to Dea

Ysabel #5566
1,498 births · Peak 1998
Warren #5568
984 births · Peak 1929
Gracy #5565
1,604 births · Peak 2007
Ruthann #5569
7,098 births · Peak 1943
Aletta #5564
1,111 births · Peak 1935
Bruna #5570
1,069 births · Peak 1920
Maryellen #5563
13,144 births · Peak 1960
Genevie #5571
2,003 births · Peak 1923

Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Dea: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.

Data Sources

Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1901–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Dea draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.