How Many People Are Named De?
An estimated 1,110 people in the United States have the first name De. It is used for both genders, with 51.5% male. The average bearer is 41 years old, and De peaked in popularity in 1992 with 64 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of De as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name De paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- De is a genuinely unisex name, given to both boys and girls in roughly equal numbers.
Estimated Living Americans
1,110
About 1 in 308,788 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
51.5% confidence
Average Age
41
years old
Peak Year
1992
64 births
Total Registered
1,322
since 1880
Gender Distribution for De
De is a genuinely unisex name, used for both males (51.5%) and females (48.5%). Out of 1,322 total births registered, 681 were male and 641 were female.
De as a male name
Ranked #9,869 in 2011
7 male births in 2011
Peak: 1992 (46 births)
De as a female name
Ranked #17,154 in 2005
5 female births in 2005
Peak: 1968 (27 births)
De: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for De span from the 1910s to the 2010s, covering 11 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 479 babies were registered. De has declined significantly from its peak in the 1990s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
De by Decade
How has De tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
De by State
Birth registrations for De span all 11 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in New York, Virginia, Pennsylvania. The lowest are in Texas, Tennessee, Arkansas. On average, about 29 Des were registered per state.
De + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with De as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to De
Other first names starting with D with a similar number of bearers.
De: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named De?
We estimate approximately 1,110 people named De are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 308,788 Americans share this first name.
Is De a common name?
De is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 90.8% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,322 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was De most popular?
De reached peak popularity in 1992, when 64 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named De is approximately 41 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is De a male name?
De is predominantly male. 51.5% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many De Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: De Smith, De Johnson, De Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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