US Name Trends

Deanna

A respelling of Diana, promoted for the singer Deanna Durbin.

1970peak year
No. 88best rank (1969)
134,743babies since 1880
outside top 1000 in 2025

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Deanna per year — peak 4,331▬ girls ▬ boys18801900192019401960198020002020

Deanna first shows up in the national records in 1899. It has ranked among the top 100 names for American girls in every year from 1969 to 1971. Its biggest year was 1970, when 4,331 newborn girls received the name, ranking it No. 90 nationally. Its best ranking came in 1969, at No. 88. All told, 134,743 Americans have been given the name since 1880.

Related names

Other spellings on record: Dena (32,535), Deana (23,476), Deena (13,671), Deonna (3,761), Denna (2,377), Deeanna (1,948) (total births since 1880)

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By the decade

DecadeBirthsBest rank
1890s5No. 1596
1910s30No. 1935
1920s127No. 1992
1930s5,840No. 115
1940s13,739No. 136
1950s11,260No. 194
1960s32,269No. 88
1970s26,983No. 90
1980s18,155No. 146
1990s16,220No. 155
2000s6,929No. 303
2010s2,348No. 712
2020s572No. 1769

Births and rank shown for girls, the sex more often given the name. The Social Security Administration omits name–year combinations with fewer than five births.

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Data: U.S. Social Security Administration national baby-name file, 1880–2025.