How Many People Are Named Dede?
An estimated 1,245 people in the United States have the first name Dede. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 62 years old, and Dede peaked in popularity in 1961 with 113 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Dede 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 Dede paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,245
About 1 in 275,305 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
62
years old
Peak Year
1961
113 births
Total Registered
1,613
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Dede
Dede is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 1,613 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Dede as a female name
Ranked #15,891 in 2022
5 female births in 2022
Peak: 1961 (113 births)
Dede: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Dede span from the 1930s to the 2020s, covering 9 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1960s, when 635 babies were registered. Dede has declined significantly from its peak in the 1960s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Dede by Decade
How has Dede 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.
Dede by State
Birth registrations for Dede span all 11 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, Florida. The lowest are in North Carolina, Kentucky, Illinois. On average, about 37 Dedes were registered per state.
Dede + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Dede as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Dede
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Dede: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Dede?
We estimate approximately 1,245 people named Dede 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 275,305 Americans share this first name.
Is Dede a common name?
Dede is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 91.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,613 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Dede most popular?
Dede reached peak popularity in 1961, when 113 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Dede is approximately 62 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Dede a female name?
Dede is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Dede Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Dede Smith, Dede Johnson, Dede 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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