Total births
26
Girls' name · since 1890
Dedie
26 babies named Dedie in U.S. Social Security records since 1890, with the highest year being 1962. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- 26
- total births
- 1890–1965
- years on record
- 1960s
- peak decade
- 62%
- born in that decade
Dedie is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 26 have been recorded since 1890.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dedie has been recorded 26 times among girls since 1890, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1960s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1890 to 1965.
- 26 total births
- 1890–1965 years on record
- 1960s peak decade
- 62% born in that decade
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
26 girls have been named Dedie since 1890, peaking in the 1960s, last recorded in 1965.
- 26
- total births
- 1890–1965
- years on record
- 1960s
- peak decade
- 62%
- born in that decade
1960s
Peak decade
62% of everyone ever named Dedie was born in this single decade.
1962
Single peak year
6 babies were named Dedie in 1962 - its busiest year on record.
Dedie's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Dedie's full recorded timeline at 1962, 62% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 38% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1890, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1962 peak of 6 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Dedie at a glance
Last recorded 1965Peak year
1962
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1890
Dedie popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1890–1965
- Peak year (1962)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 76 years of records
Dedie by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1960s was Dedie's strongest decade.
16 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 62% of all-time use.
Dedie births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1890s 5
1890s
5 births
- 1930s 5
1930s
5 births
- 1960s
1960s
16 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 16 births (62% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Dedie? ▼
Dedie has been given to 26 babies in the U.S. since 1890, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 1965. 6 babies were born in 1962, its single highest year.
When was Dedie most popular? ▼
Dedie was most popular in the 1960s decade with 16 total births. The single peak year was 1962.
How long has the name Dedie been used? ▼
Dedie has been recorded in Social Security data since 1890, spanning 76 years of data through 1965.
What names are similar to Dedie? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Dedra, Dede, Dedria, Dedee, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.
Keep exploring Dedie
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Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Dedie
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Dedria Girl
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Data Sources
Data as of June 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, 1890–1965 (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. "Dedie: Baby Name Since 1890 - 26 Births, Peak 1962." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/dedie. 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 Dedie 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 June 2026.