Recorded 1929–1988 Boys' name Peak 1930 21 births

Depriest — boys' name

21 babies named Depriest in U.S. Social Security records since 1929, with the highest year being 1930. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1920s51930s101980s6

The verdict

21 boys have been named Depriest since 1929, peaking in the 1930s, last recorded in 1988.

21
total births
1929–1988
years on record
1930s
peak decade
48%
born in that decade
1930s
Peak decade

48% of everyone ever named Depriest was born in this single decade.

1930
Single peak year

10 babies were named Depriest in 1930 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Depriest

The Social Security Administration has registered 21 babies named Depriest between 1929 and 1988, spanning 60 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Depriest currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1988. The name reached its historical peak in 1930, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Depriest performed strongest in the 1930s, accumulating 10 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Depriest shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Depriest in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 21 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Depriest at a glance

Last recorded 1988

Total births

21

Since 1929

60 years of records

Peak year

1930

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 1930s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1988

Active since

1929

Recorded for 60 years

Last year on file: 1988

Depriest popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1988–1929

Last recorded 1988
Peak year (1930)
10
Annual births at peak — across 60 years of records
4681012 198819301929 5

Depriest by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1930s
Peak decade
1930s
10 births that decade — 48% of Depriest's all-time total
1920s51930s101980s6

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Depriest?
21 babies have been named Depriest since 1929. It was last recorded in 1988. The peak year was 1930 with 10 births.
When was Depriest most popular?
Depriest was most popular in the 1930s decade with 10 total births. The single peak year was 1930.
How long has the name Depriest been used?
Depriest has been recorded in Social Security data since 1929, spanning 60 years of data through 1988.
What names are similar to Depriest?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Depaul, Depree, Deprince. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1929–1988 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.