Recorded 1965–2006 Girls' name Peak 1980 191 births

Deah — girls' name

191 babies named Deah in U.S. Social Security records since 1965, with the highest year being 1980. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s221970s751980s711990s72000s16
1970s
Peak decade

39% of everyone ever named Deah was born in this single decade.

1980
Single peak year

16 babies were named Deah in 1980 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Deah

The Social Security Administration has registered 191 babies named Deah between 1965 and 2006, spanning 42 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Deah currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2006. The name reached its historical peak in 1980, when 16 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Deah performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 75 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Deah shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Deah in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 191 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Deah at a glance

Last recorded 2006

Total births

191

Since 1965

42 years of records

Peak year

1980

16 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2006

Active since

1965

Recorded for 42 years

Last year on file: 2006

Deah popularity over time

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

Last recorded 2006
Peak year (1980)
16
Annual births at peak — across 42 years of records
05101520 200619981986198219791976197319691965 6

Deah by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
75 births that decade — 39% of Deah's all-time total
1960s221970s751980s711990s72000s16

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Deah?
191 babies have been named Deah since 1965. It was last recorded in 2006. The peak year was 1980 with 16 births.
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?
Deah has been recorded in Social Security data since 1965, spanning 42 years of data through 2006.
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.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1965–2006 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.