Total births
217
Girls' name · since 1985
Deara
Deara has 217 recorded births since 1985 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1998 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- 217
- total births
- 1985–2025
- years on record
- 1990s
- peak decade
- 44%
- born in that decade
Deara sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 217 recorded since 1985.
Deara has 217 recorded births among girls since 1985, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1985 to 2025.
- 217 total births
- 1985–2025 years on record
- 1990s peak decade
- 44% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
217 girls have been named Deara since 1985, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 2025.
- 217
- total births
- 1985–2025
- years on record
- 1990s
- peak decade
- 44%
- born in that decade
1990s
Peak decade
44% of everyone ever named Deara was born in this single decade.
1998
Single peak year
13 babies were named Deara in 1998 - its busiest year on record.
Deara's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Deara's SSA record in two at 2001 and the more recent half accounts for 47% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 53%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1985, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1998 peak of 13, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Deara at a glance
Last recorded 2025Peak year
1998
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1985
Deara popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1985–2025
- Peak year (1998)
- 13
- Annual births at peak, across 41 years of records
Deara by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1990s was Deara's strongest decade.
95 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 44% of all-time use.
Deara births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 11
1980s
11 births
- 1990s
1990s
95 births
- 2000s
2000s
65 births
- 2010s 25
2010s
25 births
- 2020s 21
2020s
21 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 95 births (44% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Deara? ▼
Since 1985, Social Security records show 217 babies named Deara. The most recent recorded year was 2025. Its busiest year on record was 1998, with 13 births.
When was Deara most popular? ▼
Deara was most popular in the 1990s decade with 95 total births. The single peak year was 1998.
How long has the name Deara been used? ▼
Deara has been recorded in Social Security data since 1985, spanning 41 years of data through 2025.
What names are similar to Deara? ▼
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 Deara's data
- Deara's decade-level peak was the 1990s (95 total births); usage has since declined to 21 in the 2020s -- 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.
Keep exploring Deara
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Deanne Girl
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Deann Girl
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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, 1985–2025 (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. "Deara: Baby Name Since 1985 - 217 Births, Peak 1998." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/deara. 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 Deara 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.