How Many People Are Named Deke?
An estimated 209 people in the United States have the first name Deke. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 43 years old, and Deke peaked in popularity in 1976 with 16 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Deke 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 Deke paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
209
About 1 in 1,639,973 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
43
years old
Peak Year
1976
16 births
Total Registered
224
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Deke
Deke is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 224 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Deke as a male name
Ranked #9,179 in 2022
8 male births in 2022
Peak: 1976 (16 births)
Deke: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Deke span from the 1940s to the 2020s, covering 8 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1970s, when 89 babies were registered. Deke has declined significantly from its peak in the 1970s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Deke by Decade
How has Deke 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.
Deke by State
Deke + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Deke as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Deke
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Deke: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Deke?
We estimate approximately 209 people named Deke 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 1,639,973 Americans share this first name.
Is Deke a common name?
Deke is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 74.8% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 224 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Deke most popular?
Deke reached peak popularity in 1976, when 16 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Deke is approximately 43 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Deke a male name?
Deke is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Deke Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Deke Smith, Deke Johnson, Deke 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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