Girls' name · since 1904
Deanie
Deanie has 729 recorded births since 1904 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1962 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #9,282 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 729
- born since 1904
- 1960s
- peak decade
Deanie sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 729 recorded since 1904.
Social Security Administration records show Deanie recorded 729 times among girls since 1904, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1960s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1904 to 1997.
- #9,282 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 729 born since 1904
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Deanie ranks #9,282 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 729 born since 1904, peaking in the 1960s.
- #9,282 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 729
- born since 1904
- 1960s
- peak decade
Deanie's 729 recorded births place it above 87.16% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
Deanie's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Deanie splits its recorded history at 1950: 56% of all births land in the more recent half, 44% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1916 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1962 peak of 38 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Deanie popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1904–1997
- Peak year (1962)
- 38
- Annual births at peak, across 94 years of records
Deanie popularity over time - boys
20 total births recorded since 1942 (Deanie as boys' name)
Deanie by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (183 births, 25% of the file).
1960s was Deanie's strongest decade.
183 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 25% of all-time use.
Deanie births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1900s 6
1900s
6 births
- 1910s 33
1910s
33 births
- 1920s 46
1920s
46 births
- 1930s
1930s
107 births
- 1940s
1940s
127 births
- 1950s
1950s
147 births
- 1960s
1960s
183 births
- 1970s 51
1970s
51 births
- 1980s 18
1980s
18 births
- 1990s 11
1990s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 183 births (25% of all-time use).
How Deanie 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 Deanie's total volume
Deanie by state
Where Deanie concentrates geographically, total births since 1904
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 15 | 2.1% |
| #2 | California | | 5 | 0.7% |
| #3 | South Carolina | | 5 | 0.7% |
15 of 729 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Deanie's data
- Deanie's decade-level peak was the 1960s (183 total births); usage has since declined to 11 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Deanies (15 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas 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 Deanie: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1962)
Similar record span (~93 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, 1904–1997 (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 Deanie 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.