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Fun Facts
Dean Forester Of Gilmore Girls And Dean Winchester Of Supernatural Are Current Namesakes From TV Shows.
Famous singer Dean Martin was also an important namesake.
Dean Name Popularity
Boys vs Girls
98.41%
Male
1.59%
Female
Dean is predominantly a boys name, with 1.59% of Deans being girls, and 98.41% being boys.
In the United States there have been a total of 179635 males named Dean, and 2910 females given the name
Popularity of Dean by state:
This chart shows the maximum percentage of babys named Dean in each state. Lighter colors indicate higher percentages and popularity, while lower colors indicate less popularity.
Lighter = More Popular
Darker = Less Popular
Blank States = Few to None
Dean: Baby name popularity graph, 1880-2025
The below graph, labeled 'Percentage named Dean' is a graph showing the overall ranking of the boys name Dean in the USA from 1880-2025. 1 being the highest and most popular, 40337 being the lowest and least used. Through these years over 40337 unique total names have been given to boys living in the United States so far. Dean's average ranking is 814.13, with it's highest ever rank being #. Dean has reach the top 10 most popular boys name 2 times, and has reached the top hundred names 14 times.
Dean has been used in the United States ever since 1880, with over 182545 boys given the name in the past 200 years. Dean gained the most popularity as a baby name in 1957, when it's usage went up by 115.38%. During this year, 4368 babies were named Dean, which was 0.1055% of the baby boys born in the USA that year. The most the names popularity ever grew to was 0.12%, in this year alone more than 5000 boys were named Dean.
Popular 'D' Names for Boys
| Name | 'D-Name' Rank | Overall Rank | Total Named | Percentage named |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daniel | 1. | 19. | 12839 | 0.355% |
| David | 2. | 26. | 11028 | 0.305% |
| Dylan | 3. | 43. | 9657 | 0.267% |
| Dominic | 4. | 107. | 5394 | 0.149% |
| Declan | 5. | 187. | 3596 | 0.099% |
| Damian | 6. | 209. | 3328 | 0.092% |
| Diego | 7. | 220. | 3186 | 0.088% |
| Dean | 8. | 363. | 1953 | 0.054% |
| Dawson | 9. | 399. | 1778 | 0.049% |
| Derek | 10. | 416. | 1702 | 0.047% |
| Damien | 11. | 522. | 1292 | 0.036% |
| Dallas | 12. | 554. | 1218 | 0.034% |
| Devin | 13. | 569. | 1164 | 0.032% |
| Donovan | 14. | 579. | 1148 | 0.032% |
| Dalton | 15. | 640. | 1038 | 0.029% |
| Dominick | 16. | 648. | 1024 | 0.028% |
| Dante | 17. | 664. | 1004 | 0.028% |
| Daxton | 18. | 713. | 917 | 0.025% |
| Desmond | 19. | 729. | 891 | 0.025% |
| Dakota | 20. | 755. | 861 | 0.024% |