Baby Names US
girls' name ★ peaked 1963

Dea

Gender Girl · 1% boys Rank 2025 #5,596 Trend ↑ Rising 12%
Rank 2025
#5,596
among girls · ↑865 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
22
named Dea
How common
1 in 73,058
girls born in 2025
Peak year
1963
45 babies
All-time total
1,842
#5,001 all-time among girls
First recorded
1901
in Social Security records

Dea popularity over time

1,842 babies have been named Dea since 1901, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.010.020.020.0318801900192019401960198020002020GirlsBoys
GirlsBoys

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – – – –
1890s – – – – – –
1900s 5 – 5 1 – #1,740
1910s 43 – 43 4 +760% #3,291
1920s 47 12 59 6 +37% #3,438
1930s 38 – 38 4 -36% #2,597
1940s 133 – 133 13 +250% #2,203
1950s 249 – 249 25 +87% #1,686
1960s 340 – 340 34 +37% #1,719
1970s 273 – 273 27 -20% #2,301
1980s 164 5 169 17 -38% #3,528
1990s 71 – 71 7 -58% #6,917
2000s 176 – 176 18 +148% #5,949
2010s 187 – 187 19 +6% #5,199
2020s (to 2025) 99 – 99 17 -12% #5,596

Where Dea is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 22 0.01 outside top 500
2027 23 0.01 outside top 500
2028 23 0.01 outside top 500
2029 23 0.01 outside top 500
2030 24 0.01 outside top 500

The story of Dea

Dea is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #5,596 in 2025 with 22 babies given the name. It is currently holding steady compared with a decade ago.

Since 1901, 1,842 American babies have been named Dea. Its peak came in 1963, when 45 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 1960s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Dea stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Dea?

The median living Dea is about 48 years old; half are between 21 and 62. An estimated 1,600 people named Dea are alive in the United States today.

median 48 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Dea year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 22 #5,596 – –
2024 18 #6,461 – –
2023 17 #6,735 – –
2022 19 #6,275 – –
2021 13 #8,146 – –
2020 10 #9,736 – –
2019 25 #5,199 – –
2018 19 #6,320 – –
2017 9 #10,912 – –
2016 23 #5,670 – –
2015 23 #5,704 – –
2014 22 #5,842 – –
2013 14 #8,246 – –
2012 17 #7,226 – –
2011 17 #7,199 – –
2010 18 #6,987 – –
2009 19 #6,880 – –
2008 19 #6,872 – –
2007 23 #5,949 – –
2006 18 #6,935 – –
2005 19 #6,341 – –
2004 15 #7,493 – –
2003 17 #6,669 – –
2002 18 #6,209 – –
2001 16 #6,699 – –
2000 12 #8,164 – –
1995 9 #8,947 – –
1990 7 #10,491 – –
1985 13 #5,429 – –
1980 23 #3,528 5 #6,464
1975 28 #2,695 – –
1970 23 #2,952 – –
1965 31 #2,120 – –
1960 30 #2,110 – –
1955 31 #1,917 – –
1950 16 #2,574 – –
1945 7 #3,749 – –
1940 8 #3,275 – –
1935 – – – –
1930 – – – –
1925 – – 6 #3,837
1920 6 #4,511 – –
1915 5 #4,439 – –
1910 – – – –
1905 – – – –
1900 – – – –
1895 – – – –
1890 – – – –
1885 – – – –
1880 – – – –

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Dea, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Dea?

The median living Dea is about 48 years old. Half of all living Deas are between 21 and 62 years old.

How many people named Dea are alive today?

An estimated 1,600 people named Dea are alive in the United States, based on 1,842 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Dea in 2025?

Dea ranked #5,596 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 22 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Dea?

1,842 babies have been named Dea in the United States since 1901, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Dea most popular?

Dea peaked in 1963, when 45 newborns received the name.

Is Dea a boy or girl name?

Dea is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 99% of babies with the name.

Is the name Dea rising or falling?

Dea has been roughly stable over the past decade.

Will Dea become more popular?

Dea is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 24 girls named Dea in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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