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Dean name popularity

In the 2025 US Social Security baby-name data, Dean ranks #125 in male records (2,876 reported) and #13,626 in female records (6 reported). These figures count this exact spelling separately.

US national data through 2025 · Source retrieved

Data updated

Key facts

2025 female rank and count
#13,626 · 6 reported
1-year change, since 2024 (female)
Count increased by 1 female records (5 to 6); rank moved from #15,868 to #13,626.
5-year change, since 2021 (female)
Count decreased by 3 female records (9 to 6); rank moved from #10,485 to #13,626.
2025 male rank and count
#125 · 2,876 reported
1-year change, since 2024 (male)
Count increased by 327 male records (2,549 to 2,876); rank moved from #142 to #125.
5-year change, since 2021 (male)
Count increased by 524 male records (2,352 to 2,876); rank moved from #166 to #125.
Peak year in available data
2025: 2,876 male records, the highest published count in 2016–2025.

Is Dean becoming more popular?

Dean's reported male count increased by 327 from 2024 to 2025. Its rank changed from #142 to #125. This is an observed US comparison, not a forecast.

Dean in US records, 2016–2025

Annual published counts for the exact spelling. A lower rank number means a higher position in that year’s file.

Annual US counts for DeanFemale and male recorded-sex categories are plotted separately. The full counts and ranks are in the table below; gaps mean no published observation.2,8760201620252016: 8 female records2018: 8 female records2020: 5 female records2021: 9 female records2023: 5 female records2024: 5 female records2025: 6 female records2016: 1,966 male records2017: 2,083 male records2018: 2,257 male records2019: 2,220 male records2020: 2,165 male records2021: 2,352 male records2022: 2,265 male records2023: 2,289 male records2024: 2,549 male records2025: 2,876 male records
Female recordsMale records · Missing observations are left as gaps.
View all annual counts and ranks
SSA national observations. — means no published observation.
YearFemale countFemale rankMale countMale rank
2025613,6262,876125
2024515,8682,549142
2023515,7732,289159
2022——2,265164
2021910,4852,352166
2020515,7062,165176
2019——2,220174
2018811,6672,257172
2017——2,083187
2016812,0581,966205

Questions about Dean’s popularity

How common is Dean in the US?

In the 2025 US Social Security baby-name data, Dean ranks #125 in male records (2,876 reported) and #13,626 in female records (6 reported). These figures count this exact spelling separately. The rank describes its position among names in this national file; it does not estimate how many children in a particular classroom will share it.

Does this include other spellings of Dean?

No. The SSA counts each exact spelling separately. The table and download on this page include Dean only.

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