Boys' name · since 1946
Deen
Since 1946, U.S. Social Security records show 991 babies named Deen, peaking in 2023. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #5,163 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,998 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 991
- born since 1946
- 2020s
- peak decade
Deen currently ranks #1998 among boys' names in America, with 991 babies recorded since 1946.
Social Security Administration records show Deen recorded 991 times among boys since 1946, holding rank #1998 nationally today, ahead of 86% of boys, peaking in the 2020s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1946 to 2025.
- #5,163 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #1,998 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 991 born since 1946
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Deen ranks #5,163 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,998 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 991 born since 1946, peaking in the 2020s.
- #5,163 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,998 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 991
- born since 1946
- 2020s
- peak decade
Deen's 991 recorded births place it above 88.64% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
8 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
How Deen compares
991 Top 32% higher than 68% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Deen's all-time total is 169% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Deen | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 991 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 84 | 34 | 22,252 |
Deen's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Deen's full recorded timeline at 2007, 85% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 15% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1946, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2023 peak of 84 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Deen popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1946–2025
- Peak year (2023)
- 84
- Annual births at peak, across 80 years of records
Deen popularity over time - girls
5 total births recorded since 1951 (Deen as girls' name)
Deen by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (395 births, 40% of the file).
2020s was Deen's strongest decade.
395 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 40% of all-time use.
Deen births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 5
1940s
5 births
- 1950s 16
1950s
16 births
- 1960s 12
1960s
12 births
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 1990s 32
1990s
32 births
- 2000s 134
2000s
134 births
- 2010s
2010s
392 births
- 2020s
2020s
395 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 395 births (40% of all-time use).
How Deen compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Deen's total volume
Deen by state
Where Deen concentrates geographically, total births since 1946
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 122 | 12.3% |
| #2 | California | | 90 | 9.1% |
| #3 | Illinois | | 65 | 6.6% |
| #4 | Texas | | 46 | 4.6% |
| #5 | Michigan | | 36 | 3.6% |
| #6 | New Jersey | | 35 | 3.5% |
| #7 | Virginia | | 18 | 1.8% |
| #8 | Florida | | 5 | 0.5% |
122 of 991 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 8 reporting states.
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What to do with Deen's data
- New York records the most Deens (122 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Deen: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2023)
Similar record span (~79 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, 1946–2025 (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 Deen 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.