Total births
18
Boys' name · since 1946
Deems
Deems has 18 recorded births since 1946 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1952 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- 18
- total births
- 1946–1954
- years on record
- 1950s
- peak decade
- 67%
- born in that decade
18 boys have been named Deems since 1946, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Deems has 18 recorded births among boys since 1946, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1950s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1946 to 1954.
- 18 total births
- 1946–1954 years on record
- 1950s peak decade
- 67% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
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.
Deems's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Deems's full recorded timeline at 1952, 67% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 33% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1954, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1952 peak of 7 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Deems at a glance
Last recorded 1954Peak year
1952
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1946
Deems popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1946–1954
- Peak year (1952)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 9 years of records
Deems by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1950s was Deems's strongest decade.
12 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 67% of all-time use.
Deems births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s
1940s
6 births
- 1950s
1950s
12 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 12 births (67% of all-time use).
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.
Keep exploring Deems
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 1946–1954 (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. "Deems: Baby Name Since 1946 - 18 Births, Peak 1952." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/deems. 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 Deems 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 July 2026.