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✦ Two distinct US naming histories

Dean

Used in both girl and boy records

Dean appears in both girl and boy US naming records. Compare the two independent popularity histories, ranks, and peak years.

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Dean by gender

Each record below preserves the original rank, use count, active years, and peak year for that gender. The spelling is shared; the data histories are not combined.

GIRL RECORDDean as a girl’s nameUS records 1884–2024
#2451girl rank1932peak year
Read girl record ↗BOY RECORDDean as a boy’s nameUS records 1880–2024
#192boy rank1961peak year
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Popularity ledger

Girl and boy use over time

GirlBoy

Trace the annual recorded uses of Dean in the national name files. Hover a peak marker, move across the chart, or use the arrow keys to inspect an exact annual count and rank.

At a glance

RecordPeak yearHighest rankObserved usage
Girl193280 uses#75419321884–2020108 listed years
Boy19614,928 uses#7819671880–2020141 listed years

Annual counts and within-year ranks from the SSA national-name archive, 1880–2020. Names with fewer than five births in a year are not listed in the source files.