Total births
107
Girls' name · since 1965
Deannah
Since 1965, U.S. Social Security records show 107 babies named Deannah, peaking in 1998. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- 107
- total births
- 1965–2015
- years on record
- 2000s
- peak decade
- 43%
- born in that decade
Deannah sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 107 recorded since 1965.
Deannah has 107 recorded births among girls since 1965, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1965 to 2015.
- 107 total births
- 1965–2015 years on record
- 2000s peak decade
- 43% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
107 girls have been named Deannah since 1965, peaking in the 2000s, last recorded in 2015.
- 107
- total births
- 1965–2015
- years on record
- 2000s
- peak decade
- 43%
- born in that decade
2000s
Peak decade
43% of everyone ever named Deannah was born in this single decade.
1998
Single peak year
9 babies were named Deannah in 1998 - its busiest year on record.
Deannah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Deannah's SSA record in two at 2000 and the more recent half accounts for 53% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 47%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1965, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1998 peak of 9, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Deannah at a glance
Last recorded 2015Peak year
1998
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1965
Deannah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1965–2015
- Peak year (1998)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 51 years of records
Deannah by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2000s was Deannah's strongest decade.
46 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 43% of all-time use.
Deannah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 5
1960s
5 births
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 1980s 10
1980s
10 births
- 1990s
1990s
30 births
- 2000s
2000s
46 births
- 2010s 11
2010s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 46 births (43% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Deannah? ▼
Deannah has been given to 107 babies in the U.S. since 1965, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 2015. 9 babies were born in 1998, its single highest year.
When was Deannah most popular? ▼
Deannah was most popular in the 2000s decade with 46 total births. The single peak year was 1998.
How long has the name Deannah been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Deannah since 1965 -- 51 years through the most recent 2015 data.
What names are similar to Deannah? ▼
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.
What to do with Deannah's data
- Deannah's decade-level peak was the 2000s (46 total births); usage has since declined to 11 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 1965–2015 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Deannah: Baby Name Since 1965 - 107 Births, Peak 1998." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/deannah. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Deannah 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 July 2026.