Recorded 1985–2025 Girls' name Peak 1998 217 births

Deara — girls' name

217 babies named Deara in U.S. Social Security records since 1985, with the highest year being 1998. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s111990s952000s652010s252020s21

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.

What the Data Says About Deara

The Social Security Administration has registered 217 babies named Deara between 1985 and 2025, spanning 41 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Deara currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2025. The name reached its historical peak in 1998, when 13 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Deara performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 95 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Deara shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Deara 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 217 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.

Deara at a glance

Last recorded 2025

Total births

217

Since 1985

41 years of records

Peak year

1998

13 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2025

Active since

1985

Recorded for 41 years

Last year on file: 2025

Deara popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2025–1985

Last recorded 2025
Peak year (1998)
13
Annual births at peak — across 41 years of records
468101214 20252013200720021998199419901985 5

Deara by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
95 births that decade — 44% of Deara's all-time total
1980s111990s952000s652010s252020s21

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Deara?
217 babies have been named Deara since 1985. It was last recorded in 2025. The peak year 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.

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, 1985–2025 (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.