How Many People Are Named Deena?
An estimated 11,383 people in the United States have the first name Deena. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 51 years old, and Deena peaked in popularity in 1970 with 593 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Deena 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 Deena paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
11,383
About 1 in 30,111 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Uncommon
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
51
years old
Peak Year
1970
593 births
Total Registered
13,644
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Deena
Deena is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 13,644 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Deena as a male name
Ranked #4,533 in 1969
5 male births in 1969
Peak: 1969 (5 births)
Deena as a female name
Ranked #5,470 in 2024
23 female births in 2024
Peak: 1970 (593 births)
Deena: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Deena span from the 1910s to the 2020s, covering 12 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1960s, when 3,783 babies were registered. Deena has declined significantly from its peak in the 1960s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Deena by Decade
How has Deena 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.
Deena by State
Birth registrations for Deena span all 45 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, New York, Texas. The lowest are in Maine, Hawaii, Delaware. On average, about 217 Deenas were registered per state.
Deena + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Deena as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Deena
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Deena: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Deena?
We estimate approximately 11,383 people named Deena 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 30,111 Americans share this first name.
Is Deena a common name?
Deena is classified as "Uncommon" and is more popular than 97.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 13,644 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Deena most popular?
Deena reached peak popularity in 1970, when 593 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Deena is approximately 51 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Deena a female name?
Deena is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Deena Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Deena Smith, Deena Johnson, Deena 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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