Boys' name · since 1999
Dez
Dez has 358 recorded births since 1999 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2015 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #9,626 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #10,152 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 358
- born since 1999
- 2010s
- peak decade
358 babies have been named Dez since 1999, making it today's #10152 boys' name.
Social Security Administration records show Dez recorded 358 times among boys since 1999, holding rank #10152 nationally today, ahead of 27% of boys, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1999 to 2025.
- #9,626 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #10,152 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 358 born since 1999
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dez ranks #9,626 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #10,152 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 358 born since 1999, peaking in the 2010s.
- #9,626 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #10,152 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 358
- born since 1999
- 2010s
- peak decade
Dez's 358 recorded births place it above 78.8% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
How Dez compares
358 49th percentile among 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
Dez's all-time total is 3% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Dez | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 358 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 44 | 34 | 22,252 |
Dez's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Dez splits its recorded history at 2016: 49% of all births land in the more recent half, 51% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1999 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2015 peak of 44 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Dez popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1999–2025
- Peak year (2015)
- 44
- Annual births at peak, across 27 years of records
Dez by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (241 births, 67% of the file).
2010s was Dez's strongest decade.
241 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 67% of all-time use.
Dez births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
- 2000s 19
2000s
19 births
- 2010s
2010s
241 births
- 2020s 93
2020s
93 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 241 births (67% of all-time use).
Dez by state
Where Dez concentrates geographically, total births since 1999
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 40 | 11.2% |
| #2 | California | | 16 | 4.5% |
| #3 | Florida | | 5 | 1.4% |
40 of 358 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Dez's data
- Dez's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (241 total births) through the 2020s (93) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Dezs (40 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas 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 Dez: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2015)
Similar record span (~26 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, 1999–2025 (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 Dez 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.