Total births
108
Boys' name · since 1987
Dearies
108 babies named Dearies in U.S. Social Security records since 1987, with the highest year being 1990. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- 108
- total births
- 1987–2023
- years on record
- 1990s
- peak decade
- 35%
- born in that decade
108 boys have been named Dearies since 1987, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Dearies has 108 recorded births among boys since 1987, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys 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 1987 to 2023.
- 108 total births
- 1987–2023 years on record
- 1990s peak decade
- 35% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
108 boys have been named Dearies since 1987, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 2023.
- 108
- total births
- 1987–2023
- years on record
- 1990s
- peak decade
- 35%
- born in that decade
1990s
Peak decade
35% of everyone ever named Dearies was born in this single decade.
1990
Single peak year
8 babies were named Dearies in 1990 - its busiest year on record.
Dearies's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Dearies's full recorded timeline at 2000, 49% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 51% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1988, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1990 peak of 8 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Dearies at a glance
Last recorded 2023Peak year
1990
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1987
Dearies popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1987–2023
- Peak year (1990)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 37 years of records
Dearies by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1990s was Dearies's strongest decade.
38 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 35% of all-time use.
Dearies births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s
1980s
17 births
- 1990s
1990s
38 births
- 2000s
2000s
18 births
- 2010s
2010s
19 births
- 2020s
2020s
16 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 38 births (35% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Dearies? ▼
Dearies has been given to 108 babies in the U.S. since 1987, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 2023. 8 babies were born in 1990, its single highest year.
When was Dearies most popular? ▼
Dearies was most popular in the 1990s decade with 38 total births. The single peak year was 1990.
How long has the name Dearies been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Dearies since 1987 -- 37 years through the most recent 2023 data.
What names are similar to Dearies? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Dean, Deandre, Deangelo, Deacon, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.
What to do with Dearies's data
- Dearies's usage has stayed within range of its 1990s decade-level peak (38 total births) through the 2020s (16) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- 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 Dearies
Nearby Names Like Dearies
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Dearies
Dean Boy
#142 192,930 births
Deandre Boy
#1051 29,495 births
Deangelo Boy
#1744 12,279 births
Deacon Boy
#553 11,570 births
Deanthony Boy
#3636 3,359 births
Compare Dearies side by side: Dearies vs Dean Dearies vs Deandre Dearies vs Deangelo
Related Names
Names with a similar number of total births
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, 1987–2023 (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. "Dearies: Baby Name Since 1987 - 108 Births, Peak 1990." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/dearies. 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 Dearies 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.