Recorded 1987–2023 Boys' name Peak 1990 108 births

Dearies — boys' name

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.

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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.

What the Data Says About Dearies

The Social Security Administration has registered 108 babies named Dearies between 1987 and 2023, spanning 37 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Dearies currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 1990, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Dearies performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 38 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Dearies shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Dearies 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 108 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.

Dearies at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

108

Since 1987

37 years of records

Peak year

1990

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

1987

Recorded for 37 years

Last year on file: 2023

Dearies popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–1987

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (1990)
8
Annual births at peak — across 37 years of records
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Dearies by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
38 births that decade — 35% of Dearies's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Dearies?
108 babies have been named Dearies since 1987. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 1990 with 8 births.
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?
Dearies has been recorded in Social Security data since 1987, spanning 37 years of data through 2023.
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.

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, 1987–2023 (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.