Recorded 1968–1972 Girls' name Peak 1972 17 births

Deannia — girls' name

17 babies named Deannia in U.S. Social Security records since 1968, with the highest year being 1972. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

17 girls have been named Deannia since 1968, peaking in the 1970s, last recorded in 1972.

17
total births
1968–1972
years on record
1970s
peak decade
71%
born in that decade
1970s
Peak decade

71% of everyone ever named Deannia was born in this single decade.

1972
Single peak year

7 babies were named Deannia in 1972 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Deannia

The Social Security Administration has registered 17 babies named Deannia between 1968 and 1972, spanning 5 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Deannia currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1972. The name reached its historical peak in 1972, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Deannia performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 12 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Deannia shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Deannia 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 17 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.

Deannia at a glance

Last recorded 1972

Total births

17

Since 1968

5 years of records

Peak year

1972

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1972

Active since

1968

Recorded for 5 years

Last year on file: 1972

Deannia popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1972–1968

Last recorded 1972
Peak year (1972)
7
Annual births at peak — across 5 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 197219711968 5

Deannia by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
12 births that decade — 71% of Deannia's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Deannia?
17 babies have been named Deannia since 1968. It was last recorded in 1972. The peak year was 1972 with 7 births.
When was Deannia most popular?
Deannia was most popular in the 1970s decade with 12 total births. The single peak year was 1972.
How long has the name Deannia been used?
Deannia has been recorded in Social Security data since 1968, spanning 5 years of data through 1972.
What names are similar to Deannia?
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, 1968–1972 (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.