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Dean is a given name of English, Latin origin used predominantly for boys, but also given to girls (1% of births). There have been 192,948 people born with this name in the United States since 1880 — 190,040 as boys and 2,908 as girls. Dean gained popularity in the 1910s, peaked in 1961 and has since declined in popularity. It is the #402 most popular name for a boy.

Popularity Over Time

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Yearly Data

Year Births
2024 2,550
2023 2,290
2022 2,263
2021 2,359
2020 2,169
2019 2,220
2018 2,264
2017 2,081
2016 1,974
2015 1,950
2014 1,717
2013 1,511
2012 1,380
2011 1,241
2010 1,183
2009 1,060
2008 951
2007 906
2006 779
2005 764
2004 746
2003 685
2002 711
2001 749
2000 696
1999 716
1998 770
1997 804
1996 843
1995 769
1994 835
1993 835
1992 836
1991 831
1990 899
1989 899
1988 870
1987 827
1986 839
1985 807
1984 770
1983 761
1982 779
1981 759
1980 832
1979 852
1978 782
1977 877
1976 899
1975 1,041
1974 1,235
1973 1,427
1972 1,698
1971 2,263
1970 2,972
1969 3,460
1968 3,822
1967 3,948
1966 4,077
1965 4,125
1964 4,539
1963 4,640
1962 4,679
1961 4,965
1960 4,552
1959 4,457
1958 4,330
1957 4,419
1956 3,747
1955 3,116
1954 3,190
1953 3,166
1952 3,181
1951 2,917
1950 2,372
1949 2,145
1948 1,948
1947 2,043
1946 1,925
1945 1,630
1944 1,611
1943 1,551
1942 1,341
1941 1,338
1940 1,270
1939 1,340
1938 1,388
1937 1,365
1936 1,388
1935 1,482
1934 1,531
1933 1,371
1932 1,495
1931 1,401
1930 1,428
1929 1,357
1928 1,347
1927 1,401
1926 1,298
1925 1,252
1924 1,204
1923 1,068
1922 1,032
1921 927
1920 835
1919 761
1918 714
1917 602
1916 540
1915 492
1914 355
1913 234
1912 208
1911 109
1910 65
1909 58
1908 61
1907 49
1906 43
1905 49
1904 37
1903 39
1902 48
1901 38
1900 59
1899 31
1898 34
1897 40
1896 23
1895 32
1894 36
1893 21
1892 23
1891 26
1890 33
1889 26
1888 17
1887 9
1886 15
1885 10
1884 19
1883 12
1882 9
1881 17
1880 14