Recorded 1919–2021 Girls' name Peak 1962 14,851 births

Deanne — girls' name

14,851 babies named Deanne in U.S. Social Security records since 1919, with the highest year being 1962. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s61920s421930s7241940s15051950s20761960s54741970s29301980s13211990s5362000s1692010s622020s6
1960s
Peak decade

37% of everyone ever named Deanne was born in this single decade.

1962
Single peak year

599 babies were named Deanne in 1962 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Deanne

The Social Security Administration has registered 14,851 babies named Deanne between 1919 and 2021, spanning 103 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Deanne currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2021. The name reached its historical peak in 1962, when 599 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Deanne performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 5,474 births during that ten-year window. Across the 12 decades of recorded activity, Deanne shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 1,984 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Illinois and New York. In total, SSA state-level files list Deanne in 45 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Deanne 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 14,851 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.

Deanne at a glance

Last recorded 2021

Total births

14,851

Since 1919

103 years of records

Peak year

1962

599 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2021

Active since

1919

Recorded for 103 years

Last year on file: 2021

Deanne popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2021–1919

Last recorded 2021
Peak year (1962)
599
Annual births at peak — across 103 years of records
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Deanne popularity over time — boys

5 total births recorded since 1970 (Deanne as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 5 births
5 1970 5

Deanne by decade

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

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
5,474 births that decade — 37% of Deanne's all-time total
1910s61920s421930s7241940s15051950s20761960s54741970s29301980s13211990s5362000s1692010s622020s6

Deanne by state

Where Deanne concentrates geographically — total births since 1919

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Deanne
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
1,984 13.4%
#2 Illinois
1,019 6.9%
#3 New York
755 5.1%
#4 Michigan
746 5.0%
#5 Pennsylvania
632 4.3%
#6 Ohio
623 4.2%
#7 Minnesota
588 4.0%
#8 Texas
563 3.8%
California share of Deanne's total US births 13.4%
Even split

1,984 of 14,851 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 45 reporting states.

Deanne appears in 45 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Deanne?
14,851 babies have been named Deanne since 1919. It was last recorded in 2021. The peak year was 1962 with 599 births.
When was Deanne most popular?
Deanne was most popular in the 1960s decade with 5,474 total births. The single peak year was 1962.
Where is Deanne most popular?
The top states for the name Deanne are California (1,984 births), Illinois (1,019 births), New York (755 births).
How long has the name Deanne been used?
Deanne has been recorded in Social Security data since 1919, spanning 103 years of data through 2021.
What names are similar to Deanne?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Deanna, Deana, Deann, Deandra, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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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, 1919–2021 (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.