Girls' name · since 1938
Deeanna
1,948 babies named Deeanna in U.S. Social Security records since 1938, with the highest year being 1969. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #4,783 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,948
- born since 1938
- 1960s
- peak decade
Deeanna sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 1,948 recorded since 1938.
Deeanna has 1,948 recorded births among girls since 1938, 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 1938 to 2020.
- #4,783 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 1,948 born since 1938
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Deeanna ranks #4,783 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 1,948 born since 1938, peaking in the 1960s.
- #4,783 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,948
- born since 1938
- 1960s
- peak decade
Deeanna's 1,948 recorded births place it above 93.38% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
7 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
Deeanna's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Deeanna's full recorded timeline at 1979, 47% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 53% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1940, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1969 peak of 61 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Deeanna popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1938–2020
- Peak year (1969)
- 61
- Annual births at peak, across 83 years of records
Deeanna by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (444 births, 23% of the file).
1960s was Deeanna's strongest decade.
444 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 23% of all-time use.
Deeanna births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1930s 7
1930s
7 births
- 1940s 59
1940s
59 births
- 1950s 156
1950s
156 births
- 1960s
1960s
444 births
- 1970s
1970s
397 births
- 1980s
1980s
323 births
- 1990s
1990s
318 births
- 2000s
2000s
191 births
- 2010s 48
2010s
48 births
- 2020s 5
2020s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 444 births (23% of all-time use).
How Deeanna 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 Deeanna's total volume
Deeanna by state
Where Deeanna concentrates geographically, total births since 1938
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 177 | 9.1% |
| #2 | Texas | | 68 | 3.5% |
| #3 | Michigan | | 16 | 0.8% |
| #4 | Tennessee | | 6 | 0.3% |
| #5 | Kansas | | 5 | 0.3% |
| #6 | Missouri | | 5 | 0.3% |
| #7 | Oklahoma | | 5 | 0.3% |
177 of 1,948 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 7 reporting states.
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What to do with Deeanna's data
- Deeanna's decade-level peak was the 1960s (444 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 Deeannas (177 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Deeanna: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1969)
Similar record span (~82 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, 1938–2020 (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 Deeanna 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.