NameData
Name file · Girl · SSA 1880–2024
Dean
Dean is a girl's name.
▲ Risingthe Silent Generation
2,908
Total named
67
Avg ageestimated
1932
Peak year
#15,276
Rank in 2024
Dean peaked in 1932, when about 79 girls were given the name. Today it ranks 15,276th for girls, rising. Most people named Dean today are around 67 years old (estimated) — squarely the Silent Generation. In all, roughly 2,908 girls have been named Dean since record-keeping began in 1884.

📈 Popularity over time

How many girls were named Dean each year, 1880–2024.
Peak: 193279 girls1900192019401960198020002020

♀ ♂ A shared name

Dean is given to both girls and boys. Among everyone with this name:
2% girls
98% boys

↔ Names from the same era

Other girls' names that peaked around the same time as Dean:
WilleneDorineArmidaVeliaSusannArla
Data: U.S. Social Security Administration (public domain), 1880–2024. Average age is estimated from a survival curve, not actuarial tables.
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How we read a name

Every figure on this page comes from the U.S. Social Security Administration's public-domain record of names given to babies born in the United States from 1880 to 2024. The SSA only counts a name in a year if at least five babies received it.

Popularity & rank

The trajectory shows how many girls were named Dean each year. The peak year is simply the year that count was highest, and the rank is where the name sat among all girls' names in 2024.

Estimated average age

We estimate the typical age of living people with this name by combining how many were born each year with a rough survival curve. It's a useful approximation for "how old does this name feel," not a precise actuarial figure — that's why we always label it estimated.

For general informational and entertainment purposes only. Counts reflect U.S. SSA card applications and may differ from total births. Figures are rounded.