Boy nameCurrently #142 in the USSteady
Dean
DEEN//diːn//
1 syllablePeak year: 19614 lettersStarts with D
Meaning & origin
Valley, or church official
Dean comes either from the English word for a valley or from the ecclesiastical title 'dean', a senior church or academic official. Short and clean, it has been a steady classic for decades.
Dean's popularity over time
| Year | Births named Dean |
|---|---|
| 1880 | 14 |
| 1881 | 17 |
| 1882 | 9 |
| 1883 | 12 |
| 1884 | 19 |
| 1885 | 10 |
| 1886 | 15 |
| 1887 | 9 |
| 1888 | 17 |
| 1889 | 26 |
| 1890 | 33 |
| 1891 | 26 |
| 1892 | 23 |
| 1893 | 21 |
| 1894 | 36 |
| 1895 | 32 |
| 1896 | 23 |
| 1897 | 40 |
| 1898 | 34 |
| 1899 | 31 |
| 1900 | 59 |
| 1901 | 38 |
| 1902 | 48 |
| 1903 | 39 |
| 1904 | 37 |
| 1905 | 49 |
| 1906 | 43 |
| 1907 | 49 |
| 1908 | 61 |
| 1909 | 58 |
| 1910 | 65 |
| 1911 | 109 |
| 1912 | 208 |
| 1913 | 234 |
| 1914 | 355 |
| 1915 | 492 |
| 1916 | 540 |
| 1917 | 602 |
| 1918 | 714 |
| 1919 | 761 |
| 1920 | 835 |
| 1921 | 927 |
| 1922 | 1,032 |
| 1923 | 1,068 |
| 1924 | 1,204 |
| 1925 | 1,252 |
| 1926 | 1,298 |
| 1927 | 1,401 |
| 1928 | 1,347 |
| 1929 | 1,357 |
| 1930 | 1,428 |
| 1931 | 1,401 |
| 1932 | 1,495 |
| 1933 | 1,371 |
| 1934 | 1,531 |
| 1935 | 1,482 |
| 1936 | 1,388 |
| 1937 | 1,365 |
| 1938 | 1,388 |
| 1939 | 1,340 |
| 1940 | 1,270 |
| 1941 | 1,338 |
| 1942 | 1,341 |
| 1943 | 1,551 |
| 1944 | 1,611 |
| 1945 | 1,630 |
| 1946 | 1,925 |
| 1947 | 2,043 |
| 1948 | 1,948 |
| 1949 | 2,145 |
| 1950 | 2,372 |
| 1951 | 2,917 |
| 1952 | 3,181 |
| 1953 | 3,166 |
| 1954 | 3,190 |
| 1955 | 3,116 |
| 1956 | 3,747 |
| 1957 | 4,419 |
| 1958 | 4,330 |
| 1959 | 4,457 |
| 1960 | 4,552 |
| 1961 | 4,965 |
| 1962 | 4,679 |
| 1963 | 4,640 |
| 1964 | 4,539 |
| 1965 | 4,125 |
| 1966 | 4,077 |
| 1967 | 3,948 |
| 1968 | 3,822 |
| 1969 | 3,460 |
| 1970 | 2,972 |
| 1971 | 2,263 |
| 1972 | 1,698 |
| 1973 | 1,427 |
| 1974 | 1,235 |
| 1975 | 1,041 |
| 1976 | 899 |
| 1977 | 877 |
| 1978 | 782 |
| 1979 | 852 |
| 1980 | 832 |
| 1981 | 759 |
| 1982 | 779 |
| 1983 | 761 |
| 1984 | 770 |
| 1985 | 807 |
| 1986 | 839 |
| 1987 | 827 |
| 1988 | 870 |
| 1989 | 899 |
| 1990 | 899 |
| 1991 | 831 |
| 1992 | 836 |
| 1993 | 835 |
| 1994 | 835 |
| 1995 | 769 |
| 1996 | 843 |
| 1997 | 804 |
| 1998 | 770 |
| 1999 | 716 |
| 2000 | 696 |
| 2001 | 749 |
| 2002 | 711 |
| 2003 | 685 |
| 2004 | 746 |
| 2005 | 764 |
| 2006 | 779 |
| 2007 | 906 |
| 2008 | 951 |
| 2009 | 1,060 |
| 2010 | 1,183 |
| 2011 | 1,241 |
| 2012 | 1,380 |
| 2013 | 1,511 |
| 2014 | 1,717 |
| 2015 | 1,950 |
| 2016 | 1,974 |
| 2017 | 2,081 |
| 2018 | 2,264 |
| 2019 | 2,220 |
| 2020 | 2,169 |
| 2021 | 2,359 |
| 2022 | 2,263 |
| 2023 | 2,290 |
| 2024 | 2,550 |
Dean through the decades
- Dean peaked in 1961, when 4,965 babies were named Dean in the US.
- Over the last 10 years of data (2015–2024), use of Dean has risen 92% compared to the 10 years before that.
- Dean currently ranks #142 in the US and is holding steady.
Nicknames
Dean
Variants & spellings
Deane
Famous people named Dean
- James Dean — actor