Boys' name · since 1956
Deano
Since 1956, U.S. Social Security records show 210 babies named Deano, peaking in 1959. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #12,653 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 210
- born since 1956
- 1960s
- peak decade
Deano is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 210 have been recorded since 1956.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Deano has been recorded 210 times among boys since 1956, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1960s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1956 to 2022.
- #12,653 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 210 born since 1956
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Deano ranks #12,653 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 210 born since 1956, peaking in the 1960s.
- #12,653 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 210
- born since 1956
- 1960s
- peak decade
Deano's 210 recorded births place it above 72.14% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Deano's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Deano's full recorded timeline at 1967, 41% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 59% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1987, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1959 peak of 17 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Deano popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1956–2022
- Peak year (1959)
- 17
- Annual births at peak, across 67 years of records
Deano by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (108 births, 51% of the file).
1960s was Deano's strongest decade.
108 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 51% of all-time use.
Deano births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 43
1950s
43 births
- 1960s
1960s
108 births
- 1970s 28
1970s
28 births
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
- 2000s 10
2000s
10 births
- 2010s 5
2010s
5 births
- 2020s 6
2020s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 108 births (51% of all-time use).
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What to do with Deano's data
- Deano's decade-level peak was the 1960s (108 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Deano: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1959)
Similar record span (~66 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 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, 1956–2022 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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 Deano 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 August 2026.