Boys' name · since 1953
Dehaven
Since 1953, U.S. Social Security records show 77 babies named Dehaven, peaking in 1991. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #19,143 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 77
- born since 1953
- 1990s
- peak decade
Dehaven sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 77 recorded since 1953.
Social Security Administration records show Dehaven recorded 77 times among boys since 1953, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1953 to 2020.
- #19,143 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 77 born since 1953
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dehaven ranks #19,143 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 77 born since 1953, peaking in the 1990s.
- #19,143 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 77
- born since 1953
- 1990s
- peak decade
Dehaven's 77 recorded births place it above 57.75% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Dehaven's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Dehaven's full recorded timeline at 1999, 47% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 53% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1953, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1991 peak of 8 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Dehaven popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1953–2020
- Peak year (1991)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 68 years of records
Dehaven by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (30 births, 39% of the file).
1990s was Dehaven's strongest decade.
30 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 39% of all-time use.
Dehaven births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 10
1950s
10 births
- 1980s 6
1980s
6 births
- 1990s
1990s
30 births
- 2000s
2000s
15 births
- 2010s 11
2010s
11 births
- 2020s 5
2020s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 30 births (39% of all-time use).
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What to do with Dehaven's data
- Dehaven's decade-level peak was the 1990s (30 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Dehaven
Related Names
Names with a similar number of total births
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Dehaven: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1991)
Similar record span (~67 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, 1953–2020 (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 Dehaven 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.