Dean Name Popularity

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How popular is Dean?

In 2018 the somewhat popular name Dean, ranked the 173rd Most Popular Boys Name in the United States.

Presently one of the top 250 most popular, Dean has been a top 1000 placer since the Social Security Administration began keeping records in 1880.

Its highest popularity RANKING of #78 was reached for the first time in 1967 and as recently as 1968.

But, the greatest number of babies were given the name in 1961 with 4,929 occurrences.

In any year, the least number of babies named Dean was 9 in 1887.

Dean, decisively moved upwards in popularity around the years 1887-1890, 1893-1897, 1907-1925, 1940-1952, 1953-1957, and 2013-2017, whereas unequivocal downward movement occurred about 1969-1976.

For a number of years, the name Dean has steadily increased in popularity. Of late, continuing the trend, the number of parents selecting the name Dean for their newborn has risen.

What does the future hold for the popularity of Dean?

Dean's popularity is at a mid point when measured against its most notable year.

The name Dean is favored by many parents and will probably continue to rise upward in popularity.

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		Dean (Girl)		Dean (Boy)
Year	%	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank
2018		8	11,589	2,241	173
2017		< 5	--	2,077	187
2016		8	12,023	1,963	205
2015		< 5	--	1,943	204
2014		6	15,021	1,710	222
2013		< 5	--	1,510	239
2012		< 5	--	1,378	260
2011		6	15,301	1,235	284
2010		< 5	--	1,181	285
2009		< 5	--	1,060	303
2008		< 5	--	951	344
2007		< 5	--	905	351
2006		< 5	--	779	384
2005		8	12,115	755	383
2004		< 5	--	746	372
2003		< 5	--	685	383
2002		< 5	--	711	371
2001		5	15,955	744	356
2000		< 5	--	695	378
1999		< 5	--	716	365
1998		< 5	--	770	346
1997		< 5	--	804	325
1996		< 5	--	843	312
1995		< 5	--	769	333
1994		< 5	--	833	313
1993		< 5	--	835	317
1992		< 5	--	835	315
1991		11	7,533	821	314
1990		5	13,488	893	286
1989		7	9,945	889	278
1988		7	9,512	860	271
1987		6	10,150	821	265
1986		< 5	--	839	263
1985		5	11,056	802	266
1984		8	7,550	762	274
1983		14	4,940	747	277
1982		11	6,016	768	272
1981		8	7,562	751	276
1980		14	5,034	817	267
1979		6	9,255	846	251
1978		10	6,051	770	263
1977		9	6,462	868	239
1976		10	5,680	887	229
1975		16	3,984	1,026	210
1974		15	4,078	1,222	184
1973		17	3,664	1,414	168
1972		15	3,934	1,684	155
1971		18	3,541	2,246	137
1970		31	2,408	2,941	112
1969		16	3,494	3,445	89
1968		23	2,644	3,803	78
1967		33	2,044	3,914	78
1966		37	1,893	4,044	84
1965		27	2,308	4,096	88
1964		29	2,258	4,512	85
1963		26	2,381	4,617	86
1962		23	2,549	4,658	86
1961		34	2,006	4,929	84
1960		36	1,894	4,519	94
1959		31	2,029	4,428	95
1958		26	2,222	4,295	97
1957		32	1,930	4,370	93
1956		36	1,766	3,712	99
1955		32	1,886	3,086	111
1954		24	2,195	3,164	110
1953		42	1,508	3,123	105
1952		25	2,035	3,157	102
1951		26	1,928	2,890	105
1950		35	1,584	2,338	120
1949		43	1,411	2,101	129
1948		39	1,475	1,909	143
1947		41	1,466	2,001	140
1946		39	1,399	1,886	132
1945		45	1,175	1,585	136
1944		37	1,320	1,574	134
1943		49	1,156	1,502	142
1942		56	1,051	1,286	151
1941		50	1,034	1,288	143
1940		47	1,047	1,223	143
1939		44	1,082	1,296	134
1938		49	1,019	1,338	129
1937		51	982	1,313	127
1936		56	912	1,332	125
1935		47	1,006	1,435	120
1934		55	926	1,476	118
1933		60	867	1,310	128
1932		80	754	1,416	123
1931		55	931	1,346	127
1930		63	918	1,364	129
1929		70	850	1,287	133
1928		60	962	1,287	136
1927		69	898	1,334	133
1926		53	1,022	1,244	139
1925		57	992	1,195	140
1924		53	1,071	1,151	144
1923		57	995	1,011	153
1922		49	1,091	983	158
1921		51	1,060	876	168
1920		47	1,090	788	180
1919		39	1,199	722	181
1918		46	1,077	668	189
1917		43	1,081	559	203
1916		36	1,192	504	215
1915		39	1,079	453	225
1914		18	1,556	337	231
1913		10	2,058	224	253
1912		10	1,875	198	252
1911		15	1,184	94	268
1910		12	1,353	53	347
1909		14	1,116	44	355
1908		18	948	43	346
1907		8	1,529	41	333
1906		5	2,022	38	335
1905		7	1,573	42	311
1904		9	1,286	28	391
1903		12	1,041	27	371
1902		8	1,347	40	302
1901		6	1,525	32	314
1900		13	1,066	46	308
1899		6	1,448	25	365
1898		6	1,546	28	365
1897		< 5	--	40	285
1896		6	1,453	17	507
1895		12	942	20	441
1894		8	1,159	28	340
1893		6	1,314	15	482
1892		< 5	--	23	396
1891		< 5	--	26	334
1890		8	1,024	25	352
1889		5	1,327	21	390
1888		5	1,331	12	584
1887		< 5	--	9	643
1886		< 5	--	15	478
1885		< 5	--	10	614
1884		6	949	13	529
1883		< 5	--	12	535
1882		< 5	--	9	663
1881		< 5	--	17	420
1880		< 5	--	14	488

United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.