Boys' name · since 1988
Deep
352 babies named Deep in U.S. Social Security records since 1988, with the highest year being 2000. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #9,710 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 352
- born since 1988
- 2000s
- peak decade
Deep is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 352 have been recorded since 1988.
Social Security Administration records show Deep recorded 352 times among boys since 1988, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1988 to 2015.
- #9,710 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 352 born since 1988
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Deep ranks #9,710 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 352 born since 1988, peaking in the 2000s.
- #9,710 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 352
- born since 1988
- 2000s
- peak decade
Deep's 352 recorded births place it above 78.62% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by New Jersey.
Deep's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Deep splits its recorded history at 2002: 44% of all births land in the more recent half, 56% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1990 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2000 peak of 29 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Deep popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1988–2015
- Peak year (2000)
- 29
- Annual births at peak, across 28 years of records
Deep by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (158 births, 45% of the file).
2000s was Deep's strongest decade.
158 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 45% of all-time use.
Deep births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 6
1980s
6 births
- 1990s
1990s
142 births
- 2000s
2000s
158 births
- 2010s 46
2010s
46 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 158 births (45% of all-time use).
Deep by state
Where Deep concentrates geographically, total births since 1988
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New Jersey | | 49 | 13.9% |
| #2 | Illinois | | 6 | 1.7% |
| #3 | New York | | 5 | 1.4% |
49 of 352 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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- Deep's decade-level peak was the 2000s (158 total births); usage has since declined to 46 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New Jersey records the most Deeps (49 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New Jersey names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Deep: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2000)
Similar record span (~27 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, 1988–2015 (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 Deep 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.