Dean
A boys’ name of Old English origin, meaning valley; church official.
Babies a year
2,067
the US, 2017
Rarity
Common
among names in use
US popularity
#125
up from #142
UK popularity
#782
42 babies
How Dean has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #204 |
| 2016 | #205 |
| 2017 | #187 |
| 2018 | #172 |
| 2019 | #174 |
| 2020 | #176 |
| 2021 | #166 |
| 2022 | #163 |
| 2023 | #159 |
| 2024 | #142 |
| 2025 | #125 |
In 2025, 42 babies in England and Wales were named Dean. In the US, 2,067 were, though that figure is from 2017 — the most recent full year we hold. Its US peak was 4,927 in 1961.
Looking further back: between 1880 and 2008, Dean was most common in 1965, when it went to 0.22% of American babies of that sex. Squarely vintage-revival territory.
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