Girls' name · since 1910
Deena
Deena has 13,666 recorded births since 1910 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1970 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #1,372 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #4,999 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 13,666
- born since 1910
- 1960s
- peak decade
13,666 babies have been named Deena since 1910, making it today's #4999 girls' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Deena has been recorded 13,666 times among girls since 1910, currently ranked #4999 nationally and more common than 71% of girls, 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 1910 to 2025.
- #1,372 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #4,999 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 13,666 born since 1910
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Deena ranks #1,372 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,999 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 13,666 born since 1910, peaking in the 1960s.
- #1,372 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #4,999 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 13,666
- born since 1910
- 1960s
- peak decade
Deena's 13,666 recorded births place it above 98.1% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
45 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Deena compares
13,666 Top 8% higher than 92% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls 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
Deena's all-time total is 36x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Deena | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 13,666 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 593 | 21 | 19,840 |
Deena's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Deena's SSA record in two at 1973 and the more recent half accounts for 40% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 60%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 1916, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1970 peak of 593, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Deena popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1910–2025
- Peak year (1970)
- 593
- Annual births at peak, across 116 years of records
Deena popularity over time - boys
5 total births recorded since 1969 (Deena as boys' name)
Deena by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (3,778 births, 28% of the file).
1960s was Deena's strongest decade.
3,778 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 28% of all-time use.
Deena births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 19
1910s
19 births
- 1920s 45
1920s
45 births
- 1930s 132
1930s
132 births
- 1940s 723
1940s
723 births
- 1950s
1950s
2,071 births
- 1960s
1960s
3,778 births
- 1970s
1970s
3,104 births
- 1980s
1980s
1,615 births
- 1990s 956
1990s
956 births
- 2000s 581
2000s
581 births
- 2010s 467
2010s
467 births
- 2020s 175
2020s
175 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 3,778 births (28% of all-time use).
How Deena 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 Deena's total volume
Deena by state
Where Deena concentrates geographically, total births since 1910
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 1,658 | 12.1% |
| #2 | New York | | 1,261 | 9.2% |
| #3 | Texas | | 741 | 5.4% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 662 | 4.8% |
| #5 | Ohio | | 569 | 4.2% |
| #6 | Pennsylvania | | 527 | 3.9% |
| #7 | Michigan | | 420 | 3.1% |
| #8 | Florida | | 366 | 2.7% |
1,658 of 13,666 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 45 reporting states.
Deena appears in 45 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Deena's data
- Deena's decade-level peak was the 1960s (3,778 total births); usage has since declined to 175 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Deenas (1,658 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 Deena: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1970)
Similar record span (~115 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, 1910–2025 (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 Deena 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.