Girls' name · since 1905
Deana
Deana has 23,462 recorded births since 1905 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1970 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #954 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #7,911 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 23,462
- born since 1905
- 1970s
- peak decade
Deana currently ranks #7911 among girls' names in America, with 23,462 babies recorded since 1905.
Social Security Administration records show Deana recorded 23,462 times among girls since 1905, holding rank #7911 nationally today, ahead of 54% of girls, peaking in the 1970s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1905 to 2025.
- #954 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #7,911 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 23,462 born since 1905
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Deana ranks #954 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #7,911 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 23,462 born since 1905, peaking in the 1970s.
- #954 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #7,911 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 23,462
- born since 1905
- 1970s
- peak decade
Deana's 23,462 recorded births place it above 98.68% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
47 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Deana compares
23,462 Top 6% higher than 94% 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
Deana's all-time total is 62x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Deana | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 23,462 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 1,363 | 21 | 19,840 |
Deana's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Deana's SSA record in two at 1969 and the more recent half accounts for 60% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 40%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1905, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1970 peak of 1,363, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Deana popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1905–2025
- Peak year (1970)
- 1,363
- Annual births at peak, across 121 years of records
Deana popularity over time - boys
14 total births recorded since 1971 (Deana as boys' name)
Deana by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (7,074 births, 30% of the file).
1970s was Deana's strongest decade.
7,074 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 30% of all-time use.
Deana births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1900s 5
1900s
5 births
- 1910s 68
1910s
68 births
- 1920s 145
1920s
145 births
- 1930s 279
1930s
279 births
- 1940s 859
1940s
859 births
- 1950s 2,407
1950s
2,407 births
- 1960s
1960s
6,792 births
- 1970s
1970s
7,074 births
- 1980s 2,775
1980s
2,775 births
- 1990s 1,665
1990s
1,665 births
- 2000s 986
2000s
986 births
- 2010s 324
2010s
324 births
- 2020s 83
2020s
83 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 7,074 births (30% of all-time use).
How Deana 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 Deana's total volume
Deana by state
Where Deana concentrates geographically, total births since 1905
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 2,476 | 10.6% |
| #2 | Texas | | 1,762 | 7.5% |
| #3 | New York | | 1,226 | 5.2% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 1,172 | 5.0% |
| #5 | Ohio | | 1,084 | 4.6% |
| #6 | Pennsylvania | | 914 | 3.9% |
| #7 | Michigan | | 805 | 3.4% |
| #8 | Florida | | 710 | 3.0% |
2,476 of 23,462 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 47 reporting states.
Deana appears in 47 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Deana's data
- Deana's decade-level peak was the 1970s (7,074 total births); usage has since declined to 83 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Deanas (2,476 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Deana: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1970)
Similar record span (~120 yrs)
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, 1905–2025 (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 Deana 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.