Recorded 1965–2015 Girls' name Peak 1998 107 births

Deannah — girls' name

107 babies named Deannah in U.S. Social Security records since 1965, with the highest year being 1998. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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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.

What the Data Says About Deannah

The Social Security Administration has registered 107 babies named Deannah between 1965 and 2015, spanning 51 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Deannah currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2015. The name reached its historical peak in 1998, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Deannah performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 46 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Deannah shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Deannah 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 107 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.

Deannah at a glance

Last recorded 2015

Total births

107

Since 1965

51 years of records

Peak year

1998

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2015

Active since

1965

Recorded for 51 years

Last year on file: 2015

Deannah popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2015–1965

Last recorded 2015
Peak year (1998)
9
Annual births at peak — across 51 years of records
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Deannah by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
46 births that decade — 43% of Deannah's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Deannah?
107 babies have been named Deannah since 1965. It was last recorded in 2015. The peak year was 1998 with 9 births.
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?
Deannah has been recorded in Social Security data since 1965, spanning 51 years of data through 2015.
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.

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, 1965–2015 (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.