Unisex name · since 1912
Deane
2,758 babies named Deane in U.S. Social Security records since 1912, with the highest year being 1947. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #2,683 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #10,761 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,758
- born since 1912
- 1920s
- peak decade
2,758 babies have been named Deane since 1912, making it today's #10761 unisex name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Deane has been recorded 2,758 times among boys since 1912, currently ranked #10761 nationally and more common than 23% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 1920s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1912 to 2025.
- #2,683 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #10,761 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 2,758 born since 1912
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Deane ranks #2,683 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #10,761 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 2,758 born since 1912, peaking in the 1920s.
- #2,683 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #10,761 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,758
- born since 1912
- 1920s
- peak decade
Deane's 2,758 recorded births place it above 94.09% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
12 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Iowa.
How Deane compares
2,758 Top 18% higher than 82% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys 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
Deane's all-time total is 7x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Deane | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 2,758 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 69 | 34 | 22,252 |
Deane's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Deane's full recorded timeline at 1963, 24% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 76% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1988, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1947 peak of 69 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Deane popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1912–2025
- Peak year (1947)
- 69
- Annual births at peak, across 114 years of records
Deane popularity over time - girls
1,304 total births recorded since 1892 (Deane as girls' name)
Deane by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (522 births, 19% of the file).
1920s was Deane's strongest decade.
522 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 19% of all-time use.
Deane births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 189
1910s
189 births
- 1920s
1920s
522 births
- 1930s
1930s
482 births
- 1940s
1940s
425 births
- 1950s
1950s
388 births
- 1960s
1960s
310 births
- 1970s 183
1970s
183 births
- 1980s 85
1980s
85 births
- 1990s 93
1990s
93 births
- 2000s 13
2000s
13 births
- 2010s 39
2010s
39 births
- 2020s 29
2020s
29 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 522 births (19% of all-time use).
How Deane compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Deane's total volume
Deane by state
Where Deane concentrates geographically, total births since 1912
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Iowa | | 70 | 2.5% |
| #2 | New York | | 64 | 2.3% |
| #3 | Illinois | | 59 | 2.1% |
| #4 | California | | 43 | 1.6% |
| #5 | Massachusetts | | 34 | 1.2% |
| #6 | Michigan | | 32 | 1.2% |
| #7 | Minnesota | | 27 | 1.0% |
| #8 | Wisconsin | | 16 | 0.6% |
70 of 2,758 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 12 reporting states.
Deane appears in 12 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Deane's data
- Deane's decade-level peak was the 1920s (522 total births); usage has since declined to 29 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Iowa records the most Deanes (70 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Iowa 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 Deane: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1947)
Similar record span (~113 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, 1912–2025 (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 Deane 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.