girls' name ★ peaked 1970

Deanna

Gender Girl Rank 2025 #2,175 Trend ↓ Falling 30%

A female given name from Latin, a twentieth century variant of Diana, sometimes also seen as a feminine form of Dean.

Rank 2025
#2,175
among girls · ↑139 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
85
named Deanna · +6% vs 2024
How common
1 in 18,909
girls born in 2025
Peak year
1970
4,344 babies
All-time total
134,743
#299 all-time among girls
First recorded
1899
in Social Security records

Deanna popularity over time

134,743 babies have been named Deanna since 1899, 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
0.751.52.25318801900192019401960198020002020GirlsBoys
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 5 – 5 1 – #1,659
1900s – – – – – –
1910s 30 – 30 3 – #1,980
1920s 127 – 127 13 +323% #2,011
1930s 5,840 19 5,859 586 +4513% #115
1940s 13,739 20 13,759 1,376 +135% #136
1950s 11,260 – 11,260 1,126 -18% #194
1960s 32,269 68 32,337 3,234 +187% #88
1970s 26,983 86 27,069 2,707 -16% #90
1980s 18,155 54 18,209 1,821 -33% #146
1990s 16,220 14 16,234 1,623 -11% #155
2000s 6,929 5 6,934 693 -57% #303
2010s 2,348 – 2,348 235 -66% #712
2020s (to 2025) 572 – 572 95 -59% #1,771

Where Deanna 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 80 0.05 outside top 500
2027 76 0.05 outside top 500
2028 73 0.05 outside top 500
2029 70 0.04 outside top 500
2030 68 0.04 outside top 500

Where Deanna is most popular

Girls named Deanna per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.057 per 1,000. Strongest in Mississippi, Florida, and Washington.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Deanna born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Girls 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
Mississippi 10 0.214 +277%
Florida 38 0.089 +57%
Washington 10 0.069 +22%
Georgia 15 0.066 +16%
Pennsylvania 15 0.063 +12%
New York 21 0.053 -6%
Illinois 12 0.052 -8%
Ohio 11 0.046 -18%
California 32 0.038 -33%
Indiana 5 0.036 -37%
Virginia 6 0.035 -38%
Michigan 6 0.033 -42%
Texas 19 0.024 -58%
North Carolina 5 0.022 -61%
Alaska – – –
Alabama – – –
Arkansas – – –
Arizona – – –
Colorado – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Iowa – – –
Idaho – – –
Kansas – – –
Kentucky – – –
Louisiana – – –
Massachusetts – – –
Maryland – – –
Maine – – –
Minnesota – – –
Missouri – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Jersey – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
Oklahoma – – –
Oregon – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Carolina – – –
South Dakota – – –
Tennessee – – –
Utah – – –
Vermont – – –
Wisconsin – – –
West Virginia – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Deanna

Deanna is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #2,175 in 2025 with 85 babies given the name. It is currently declining compared with a decade ago.

Since 1899, 134,743 American babies have been named Deanna. Its peak came in 1970, when 4,344 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 1970s.

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 Deanna stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Deanna?

The median living Deanna is about 53 years old; half are between 38 and 62. An estimated 119 thousand people named Deanna are alive in the United States today.

median 53 020406080100

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

Deanna 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 85 #2,175 – –
2024 80 #2,314 – –
2023 95 #2,051 – –
2022 97 #2,009 – –
2021 103 #1,917 – –
2020 112 #1,771 – –
2019 126 #1,671 – –
2018 147 #1,489 – –
2017 164 #1,402 – –
2016 187 #1,289 – –
2015 210 #1,193 – –
2014 233 #1,094 – –
2013 279 #916 – –
2012 281 #917 – –
2011 325 #818 – –
2010 396 #712 – –
2009 499 #606 – –
2008 525 #595 – –
2007 557 #549 – –
2006 573 #530 – –
2005 639 #478 – –
2004 674 #451 5 #11,762
2003 714 #421 – –
2002 855 #348 – –
2001 842 #353 – –
2000 1,051 #303 – –
1995 1,586 #188 – –
1990 1,854 #159 7 #6,575
1985 1,817 #156 5 #6,774
1980 1,868 #149 – –
1975 2,276 #126 8 #4,039
1970 4,331 #90 13 #2,651
1965 3,406 #110 – –
1960 2,295 #173 5 #4,162
1955 1,072 #254 – –
1950 891 #253 – –
1945 1,187 #175 – –
1940 1,802 #136 7 #2,936
1935 29 #1,362 – –
1930 7 #3,738 – –
1925 10 #3,165 – –
1920 5 #5,153 – –
1915 5 #4,441 – –
1910 7 #1,980 – –
1905 – – – –
1900 – – – –
1895 – – – –
1890 – – – –
1885 – – – –
1880 – – – –

Famous people named Deanna

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Deanna Durbin Deanna Durbin Canadian-American singer, actress (1921–2013) Contemporary
  2. 2 Deanna Russo American television actress b. 1979 · Contemporary
  3. 3 DeAnna Price DeAnna Price American hammer thrower (born 1993) Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Deanna?

The median living Deanna is about 53 years old. Half of all living Deannas are between 38 and 62 years old.

How many people named Deanna are alive today?

An estimated 119 thousand people named Deanna are alive in the United States, based on 134,743 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Deanna mean?

A female given name from Latin, a twentieth century variant of Diana, sometimes also seen as a feminine form of Dean.

How popular is the name Deanna in 2025?

Deanna ranked #2,175 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 85 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Deanna?

134,743 babies have been named Deanna in the United States since 1899, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Deanna most popular?

Deanna peaked in 1970, when 4,344 newborns received the name.

Is Deanna a boy or girl name?

Deanna is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Deanna rising or falling?

Deanna is declining, less popular now than a decade ago.

Will Deanna become more popular?

Deanna is trending downward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 68 girls named Deanna in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Deanna?

Well-known people named Deanna include Deanna Durbin (actor), Deanna Russo (actor), DeAnna Price (athlete).

Names like Deanna

Names that sound and feel close to Deanna: shared sounds, similar era, similar popularity. Each links to its full history.

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