Recorded 1946–1954 Boys' name Peak 1952 18 births

Deems — boys' name

18 babies named Deems in U.S. Social Security records since 1946, with the highest year being 1952. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1940s61950s12

The verdict

18 boys have been named Deems since 1946, peaking in the 1950s, last recorded in 1954.

18
total births
1946–1954
years on record
1950s
peak decade
67%
born in that decade
1950s
Peak decade

67% of everyone ever named Deems was born in this single decade.

1952
Single peak year

7 babies were named Deems in 1952 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Deems

The Social Security Administration has registered 18 babies named Deems between 1946 and 1954, spanning 9 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Deems currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1954. The name reached its historical peak in 1952, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Deems performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 12 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Deems shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Deems 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 18 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.

Deems at a glance

Last recorded 1954

Total births

18

Since 1946

9 years of records

Peak year

1952

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1950s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1954

Active since

1946

Recorded for 9 years

Last year on file: 1954

Deems popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1954–1946

Last recorded 1954
Peak year (1952)
7
Annual births at peak — across 9 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 195419521946 6

Deems by decade

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

Peak: 1950s
Peak decade
1950s
12 births that decade — 67% of Deems's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Deems?
18 babies have been named Deems since 1946. It was last recorded in 1954. The peak year was 1952 with 7 births.
When was Deems most popular?
Deems was most popular in the 1950s decade with 12 total births. The single peak year was 1952.
How long has the name Deems been used?
Deems has been recorded in Social Security data since 1946, spanning 9 years of data through 1954.
What names are similar to Deems?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Dee, Deegan, Deen, Deepak, 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, 1946–1954 (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.