Girls' name · since 1965

Deah

Since 1965, U.S. Social Security records show 191 babies named Deah, peaking in 1980. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.

#20,286 of 72,339
all-time among girls
191
born since 1965
1970s
peak decade

Deah is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 191 have been recorded since 1965.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Deah has been recorded 191 times among girls since 1965, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1970s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1965 to 2006.

  • #20,286 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • 191 born since 1965
  • 1970s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Deah ranks #20,286 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 191 born since 1965, peaking in the 1970s.

#20,286 of 72,339
all-time among girls
191
born since 1965
1970s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Deah's 191 recorded births place it above 71.91% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Deah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Deah splits its recorded history at 1980: 49% of all births land in the more recent half, 51% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1970 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1980 peak of 16 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Deah popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1965–2006

Last recorded 2006
Peak year (1980)
16
Annual births at peak, across 42 years of records
05101520 196519701974197719801983198820002006 5

Deah by decade

1970s is the heaviest window (75 births, 39% of the file).

1970s was Deah's strongest decade.

75 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 39% of all-time use.

Deah births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1970s at 75 births (39% of all-time use).

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Deah? ▼
191 babies have been named Deah since 1965. All-time, it sits at #20,286 of 72,339 girls' names by recorded births. It was last recorded in 2006. The peak year was 1980 with 16 births.
Where does Deah sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Deah ranks #20,286 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Deah most popular? ▼
Deah was most popular in the 1970s decade with 75 total births. The single peak year was 1980.
How long has the name Deah been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Deah since 1965 -- 42 years through the most recent 2006 data.
What names are similar to Deah? ▼
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 Deah's data

  • Deah's decade-level peak was the 1970s (75 total births); usage has since declined to 16 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.

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

Keep exploring Deah

Nearby Names Like Deah

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

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Deann Girl
10,185 births
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Edy #13402
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Redonna
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Joselle
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Deah: 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, 1965–2006 (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 Deah 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.