How Many People Are Named Dearies?
An estimated 106 people in the United States have the first name Dearies. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 24 years old, and Dearies peaked in popularity in 1990 with 8 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Dearies as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, state-by-state birth registrations, and, when available, a 2020 Census snapshot showing who had the name at that point in time. You can also check how many people share the full name Dearies paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
106
About 1 in 3,233,531 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
24
years old
Peak Year
1990
8 births
Total Registered
108
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Dearies
Dearies is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 108 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Dearies as a male name
Ranked #12,639 in 2023
5 male births in 2023
Peak: 1990 (8 births)
Dearies: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Dearies span from the 1980s to the 2020s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 38 babies were registered. While Dearies is less common than at its peak in the 1990s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Dearies by Decade
How has Dearies 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.
Dearies + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Dearies as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Dearies
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Dearies: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Dearies?
We estimate approximately 106 people named Dearies 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 3,233,531 Americans share this first name.
Is Dearies a common name?
Dearies is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 65.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 108 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Dearies most popular?
Dearies reached peak popularity in 1990, when 8 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Dearies is approximately 24 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The popularity chart tracks birth registrations, not people currently alive. It shows how often Dearies was given to babies from 1880 through 2024, which is why it is the best tool on the page for seeing long-run naming trends.
Is Dearies a male name?
Dearies is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
Why can Dearies have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because a name can build up a large population over many decades. Dearies peaked in 1990, and the average living bearer is about 24 years old, so a name can still have millions of living bearers even after it stops feeling current for newborns.
How many Dearies Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Dearies Smith, Dearies Johnson, Dearies 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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