Girls' name · since 1933
Dede
Since 1933, U.S. Social Security records show 1,613 babies named Dede, peaking in 1961. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #5,437 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,613
- born since 1933
- 1960s
- peak decade
Dede is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 1,613 have been recorded since 1933.
Dede has 1,613 recorded births among girls since 1933, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1960s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1933 to 2022.
- #5,437 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 1,613 born since 1933
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dede ranks #5,437 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 1,613 born since 1933, peaking in the 1960s.
- #5,437 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,613
- born since 1933
- 1960s
- peak decade
Dede's 1,613 recorded births place it above 92.48% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
11 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
Dede's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Dede splits its recorded history at 1964: 40% of all births land in the more recent half, 60% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1933 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1961 peak of 113 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Dede popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1933–2022
- Peak year (1961)
- 113
- Annual births at peak, across 90 years of records
Dede by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (635 births, 39% of the file).
1960s was Dede's strongest decade.
635 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 39% of all-time use.
Dede births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1930s 15
1930s
15 births
- 1940s 141
1940s
141 births
- 1950s
1950s
456 births
- 1960s
1960s
635 births
- 1970s
1970s
285 births
- 1980s 50
1980s
50 births
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
- 2000s 21
2000s
21 births
- 2020s 5
2020s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 635 births (39% of all-time use).
How Dede compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Dede's total volume
Dede by state
Where Dede concentrates geographically, total births since 1933
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 233 | 14.4% |
| #2 | Texas | | 99 | 6.1% |
| #3 | Florida | | 16 | 1.0% |
| #4 | Michigan | | 11 | 0.7% |
| #5 | New York | | 11 | 0.7% |
| #6 | Ohio | | 11 | 0.7% |
| #7 | Georgia | | 7 | 0.4% |
| #8 | Missouri | | 6 | 0.4% |
233 of 1,613 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 11 reporting states.
Dede appears in 11 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Dede's data
- Dede's decade-level peak was the 1960s (635 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Dedes (233 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Dede: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1961)
Similar record span (~89 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, 1933–2022 (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 Dede 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.