Dean Boy
How popular is Dean?
#125 boy name in 2025
2,876 baby boys were named Dean in the US in 2025, making it the 125th most popular boy name. Another 6 girls got the name (#13,204 for girls).
Dean popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #125 for boys (▲ 17 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 2,876 boys, 6 girls |
| 10-year trend | Rising (+47% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #204 in 2015, #176 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 1961 (4,933 boys) |
| Highest rank | #78 in 1967 (2 years at that rank) |
| First recorded | 1880 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 100% boys, 0% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 2% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Dean counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Dean family of names ranked #130 for boys in 2025 (#154 the year before), with 2,882 babies in all.
| Spelling | Boys in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Dean | 2,876 | 100% |
| Deane | 6 | 0% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Dean is most popular
Babies named Dean per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- Idaho: 3.7 per 1,000 (152 boys)
- Utah: 3.5 per 1,000 (333 boys)
- Alaska: 3.4 per 1,000 (41 boys)
- Wyoming: 3.3 per 1,000 (19 boys)
- New Hampshire: 3.2 per 1,000 (70 boys)
Dean by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 132 | #388 |
| 1890s | 247 | #285 |
| 1900s | 381 | #302 |
| 1910s | 3,812 | #181 |
| 1920s | 11,155 | #133 |
| 1930s | 13,629 | #118 |
| 1940s | 16,356 | #129 |
| 1950s | 34,584 | #93 |
| 1960s | 42,527 | #78 |
| 1970s | 13,898 | #112 |
| 1980s | 8,059 | #263 |
| 1990s | 8,122 | #286 |
| 2000s | 8,035 | #304 |
| 2010s | 17,497 | #172 |
| 2020s | 14,496 | #125 |
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Questions
- Is Dean a boy or girl name?
- Dean is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Dean were boys.
- How popular is the name Dean?
- 2,876 baby boys were named Dean in the US in 2025, making it the 125th most popular boy name. Another 6 girls got the name (#13,204 for girls).
- When was Dean most popular?
- Dean peaked in 1961, when 4,933 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #78, held for 2 years starting in 1967.
- How many people are named Dean?
- 195,844 babies have been named Dean in the US since 1880. We estimate about 138,765 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 57.
- Where is Dean most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Dean was most common in Idaho, at 3.7 of every 1,000 boys born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.