Girls' name · peaked in 1970
Deanna name popularity since 1925
134,642 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Deanna. Half of them were born in 1970 or earlier, so the typical Deanna is about 56 years old in 2026. Deanna peaked in 1970 as the #90 name for girls, and it was outside the top 1,000 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 134,642
- Named Deanna, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- Not top 1,000
- #2,175 for girls in 2025
- Girls / boys
- 99.8% girls
- 134,376 girls · 266 boys
- Most popular in
- Kansas
- 1.68× its national share
Peak year is the year Deanna made up the largest share of US girls, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Deanna births per year, 1925–2025
1970 was the biggest year for Deanna both by count and as a share of all babies.
- Fastest rise: Between 1957 and 1962, Deanna became 2.5× more common, from 1 in 1,590 baby girls to 1 in 643.
- Steepest fall: Between 2009 and 2014, its share of baby girls fell by 52%, from 1 in 3,680 to 1 in 7,670.
Shaded on the chart. Both compare Deanna's share of all US girls five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Deanna.
Decade by decade
Babies named Deanna in each decade, and its rank among girls' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 61 | 0 | – |
| 1930s | 5,840 | 19 | #1,362 |
| 1940s | 13,739 | 20 | #175 |
| 1950s | 11,260 | 0 | #254 |
| 1960s | 32,269 | 68 | #110 |
| 1970s | 26,983 | 86 | #126 |
| 1980s | 18,155 | 54 | #156 |
| 1990s | 16,220 | 14 | #188 |
| 2000s | 6,929 | 5 | #478 |
| 2010s | 2,348 | 0 | #1,193 |
| 2020–25 | 572 | 0 | #2,175 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 girls that year, so they can go past 1,000.
Generation fingerprint
34.5% of babies named Deanna from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Gen X years (1965–1980). The full split by generation:
Where Deanna is most popular
The index compares Deanna's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Deanna.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Kansas | 1.68× | 2,291 |
| South Dakota | 1.65× | 701 |
| Nebraska | 1.61× | 1,511 |
| Iowa | 1.55× | 2,636 |
| Montana | 1.54× | 602 |
Other spellings
Spellings that sound like Deanna and were given to at least 1,000 girls from 1925 to 2025, with the year each one was most popular.
| Spelling | Girls | Peak year |
|---|---|---|
| Deanna (this page) | 134,376 | 1970 |
| Deana | 23,316 | 1970 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Deanna's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Deanna.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Deanna (1970).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data