Dean
Boy name
Dean meaning
Religion
- Also recorded (English): dane, norseman, law, judgment, way of life, creed
Dean at a glance
- Used as
- Boy name
- Listed in
- Muslim baby names
- Script form
- دينAs listed by MuslimNames.com; not independently verified
- Latest U.S. rank (boy)
- #142 in 2024
Dean popularity in the U.S.
| Year | Rank | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1880 | #482 | 14 |
| 1890 | #351 | 25 |
| 1900 | #307 | 46 |
| 1910 | #345 | 53 |
| 1920 | #180 | 788 |
| 1930 | #129 | 1,365 |
| 1940 | #143 | 1,223 |
| 1950 | #120 | 2,337 |
| 1960 | #94 | 4,516 |
| 1967 | #78 | 3,915 |
| 1970 | #112 | 2,941 |
| 1980 | #267 | 818 |
| 1990 | #286 | 894 |
| 2000 | #376 | 696 |
| 2010 | #286 | 1,183 |
| 2020 | #176 | 2,164 |
| 2024 | #142 | 2,545 |
All 145 ranked years
| Year | Rank | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1880 | #482 | 14 |
| 1881 | #416 | 17 |
| 1882 | #652 | 9 |
| 1883 | #527 | 12 |
| 1884 | #520 | 13 |
| 1885 | #604 | 10 |
| 1886 | #470 | 15 |
| 1887 | #631 | 9 |
| 1888 | #580 | 12 |
| 1889 | #388 | 21 |
| 1890 | #351 | 25 |
| 1891 | #333 | 26 |
| 1892 | #394 | 23 |
| 1893 | #479 | 15 |
| 1894 | #336 | 28 |
| 1895 | #437 | 20 |
| 1896 | #500 | 17 |
| 1897 | #285 | 40 |
| 1898 | #364 | 28 |
| 1899 | #362 | 25 |
| 1900 | #307 | 46 |
| 1901 | #314 | 32 |
| 1902 | #302 | 40 |
| 1903 | #370 | 27 |
| 1904 | #390 | 28 |
| 1905 | #311 | 42 |
| 1906 | #335 | 38 |
| 1907 | #331 | 41 |
| 1908 | #346 | 43 |
| 1909 | #355 | 44 |
| 1910 | #345 | 53 |
| 1911 | #267 | 94 |
| 1912 | #252 | 198 |
| 1913 | #253 | 224 |
| 1914 | #231 | 337 |
| 1915 | #225 | 453 |
| 1916 | #215 | 504 |
| 1917 | #203 | 559 |
| 1918 | #189 | 668 |
| 1919 | #181 | 722 |
| 1920 | #180 | 788 |
| 1921 | #168 | 876 |
| 1922 | #158 | 983 |
| 1923 | #153 | 1,011 |
| 1924 | #144 | 1,151 |
| 1925 | #140 | 1,195 |
| 1926 | #139 | 1,245 |
| 1927 | #133 | 1,332 |
| 1928 | #136 | 1,287 |
| 1929 | #133 | 1,287 |
| 1930 | #129 | 1,365 |
| 1931 | #127 | 1,346 |
| 1932 | #123 | 1,416 |
| 1933 | #128 | 1,310 |
| 1934 | #118 | 1,476 |
| 1935 | #120 | 1,435 |
| 1936 | #125 | 1,332 |
| 1937 | #127 | 1,314 |
| 1938 | #129 | 1,339 |
| 1939 | #133 | 1,296 |
| 1940 | #143 | 1,223 |
| 1941 | #143 | 1,288 |
| 1942 | #151 | 1,285 |
| 1943 | #142 | 1,502 |
| 1944 | #134 | 1,574 |
| 1945 | #136 | 1,585 |
| 1946 | #132 | 1,886 |
| 1947 | #140 | 2,002 |
| 1948 | #143 | 1,909 |
| 1949 | #129 | 2,102 |
| 1950 | #120 | 2,337 |
| 1951 | #105 | 2,891 |
| 1952 | #103 | 3,156 |
| 1953 | #105 | 3,124 |
| 1954 | #110 | 3,166 |
| 1955 | #111 | 3,084 |
| 1956 | #99 | 3,712 |
| 1957 | #93 | 4,387 |
| 1958 | #97 | 4,304 |
| 1959 | #95 | 4,426 |
| 1960 | #94 | 4,516 |
| 1961 | #84 | 4,931 |
| 1962 | #86 | 4,656 |
| 1963 | #86 | 4,614 |
| 1964 | #85 | 4,510 |
| 1965 | #88 | 4,098 |
| 1966 | #84 | 4,040 |
| 1967 | #78 | 3,915 |
| 1968 | #78 | 3,799 |
| 1969 | #89 | 3,444 |
| 1970 | #112 | 2,941 |
| 1971 | #137 | 2,245 |
| 1972 | #155 | 1,683 |
| 1973 | #168 | 1,410 |
| 1974 | #184 | 1,220 |
| 1975 | #210 | 1,025 |
| 1976 | #229 | 889 |
| 1977 | #239 | 868 |
| 1978 | #263 | 772 |
| 1979 | #251 | 846 |
| 1980 | #267 | 818 |
| 1981 | #276 | 751 |
| 1982 | #272 | 768 |
| 1983 | #277 | 747 |
| 1984 | #275 | 762 |
| 1985 | #267 | 802 |
| 1986 | #263 | 839 |
| 1987 | #265 | 821 |
| 1988 | #271 | 863 |
| 1989 | #278 | 892 |
| 1990 | #286 | 894 |
| 1991 | #315 | 820 |
| 1992 | #315 | 836 |
| 1993 | #317 | 835 |
| 1994 | #312 | 835 |
| 1995 | #333 | 769 |
| 1996 | #312 | 843 |
| 1997 | #325 | 804 |
| 1998 | #346 | 770 |
| 1999 | #365 | 716 |
| 2000 | #376 | 696 |
| 2001 | #356 | 744 |
| 2002 | #371 | 711 |
| 2003 | #382 | 685 |
| 2004 | #372 | 746 |
| 2005 | #383 | 756 |
| 2006 | #384 | 779 |
| 2007 | #351 | 906 |
| 2008 | #343 | 951 |
| 2009 | #305 | 1,060 |
| 2010 | #286 | 1,183 |
| 2011 | #284 | 1,235 |
| 2012 | #260 | 1,380 |
| 2013 | #240 | 1,511 |
| 2014 | #221 | 1,711 |
| 2015 | #204 | 1,950 |
| 2016 | #205 | 1,966 |
| 2017 | #188 | 2,081 |
| 2018 | #172 | 2,256 |
| 2019 | #174 | 2,220 |
| 2020 | #176 | 2,164 |
| 2021 | #166 | 2,350 |
| 2022 | #164 | 2,263 |
| 2023 | #159 | 2,285 |
| 2024 | #142 | 2,545 |
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Popular Baby Names (national data, 1880-2024). Counts are Social Security card applications for births in the United States; names with fewer than 5 births in a year are not listed, and spelling variants are counted separately. Baby Name Wizard is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA.
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