Recorded 1904–1997 Girls' name Peak 1962 729 births

Deanie — girls' name

729 babies named Deanie in U.S. Social Security records since 1904, with the highest year being 1962. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1900s61910s331920s461930s1071940s1271950s1471960s1831970s511980s181990s11
1960s
Peak decade

25% of everyone ever named Deanie was born in this single decade.

1962
Single peak year

38 babies were named Deanie in 1962 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Deanie

The Social Security Administration has registered 729 babies named Deanie between 1904 and 1997, spanning 94 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Deanie currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1997. The name reached its historical peak in 1962, when 38 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Deanie performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 183 births during that ten-year window. Across the 10 decades of recorded activity, Deanie shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 15 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and South Carolina. In total, SSA state-level files list Deanie in 3 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Deanie 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 729 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.

Deanie at a glance

Last recorded 1997

Total births

729

Since 1904

94 years of records

Peak year

1962

38 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1997

Active since

1904

Recorded for 94 years

Last year on file: 1997

Deanie popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1997–1904

Last recorded 1997
Peak year (1962)
38
Annual births at peak — across 94 years of records
010203040 199719731964195519461937192719141904 6

Deanie popularity over time — boys

20 total births recorded since 1942 (Deanie as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 20 births
5 1963196119471942 5

Deanie by decade

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

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
183 births that decade — 25% of Deanie's all-time total
1900s61910s331920s461930s1071940s1271950s1471960s1831970s511980s181990s11

Deanie by state

Where Deanie concentrates geographically — total births since 1904

Geographically diffuse
Top 3 states by recorded births for the name Deanie
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
15 2.1%
#2 California
5 0.7%
#3 South Carolina
5 0.7%
Texas share of Deanie's total US births 2.1%
Even split

15 of 729 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Deanie?
729 babies have been named Deanie since 1904. It was last recorded in 1997. The peak year was 1962 with 38 births.
When was Deanie most popular?
Deanie was most popular in the 1960s decade with 183 total births. The single peak year was 1962.
Where is Deanie most popular?
The top states for the name Deanie are Texas (15 births), California (5 births), South Carolina (5 births).
How long has the name Deanie been used?
Deanie has been recorded in Social Security data since 1904, spanning 94 years of data through 1997.
What names are similar to Deanie?
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, 1904–1997 (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.