How Many People Are Named Deana?
An estimated 19,773 people in the United States have the first name Deana. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 52 years old, and Deana peaked in popularity in 1970 with 1,363 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Deana 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 Deana paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
19,773
About 1 in 17,334 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Uncommon
Predicted Gender
Female
99.9% confidence
Average Age
52
years old
Peak Year
1970
1,363 births
Total Registered
23,463
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Deana
Deana is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 23,463 total births registered, 99.9% were female.
Deana as a male name
Ranked #4,040 in 1975
8 male births in 1975
Peak: 1975 (8 births)
Deana as a female name
Ranked #8,042 in 2024
13 female births in 2024
Peak: 1970 (1,363 births)
Deana: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Deana span from the 1900s to the 2020s, covering 13 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1970s, when 7,088 babies were registered. Deana has declined significantly from its peak in the 1970s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Deana by Decade
How has Deana 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.
Deana by State
Birth registrations for Deana span all 47 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, New York. The lowest are in Wyoming, North Dakota, Hawaii. On average, about 415 Deanas were registered per state.
Deana + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Deana as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Deana
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Deana: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Deana?
We estimate approximately 19,773 people named Deana 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 17,334 Americans share this first name.
Is Deana a common name?
Deana is classified as "Uncommon" and is more popular than 98.5% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 23,463 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Deana most popular?
Deana reached peak popularity in 1970, when 1,363 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Deana is approximately 52 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Deana a female name?
Deana is predominantly female. 99.9% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Deana Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Deana Smith, Deana Johnson, Deana 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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