How Many People Are Named Dean?
people named Dean are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 2,500 people in the US has this name
Based on 195,844 babies named Dean in Social Security records from 1880 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
⭐ Uncommon
Peak Year
4,967 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
From a surname, see DEAN (1) and DEAN (2). The actor James Dean (1931-1955) was a famous bearer of the surname.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
Same Sound, Other Spellings
These names are pronounced like Dean in English. Counting Dean and these spellings together, about 137,296 people alive in the US have the name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
Of the babies given the name Dean, 0.9% were girls and 99.1% were boys. The share of girls among babies named Dean fell from 10.8% in the 1880s to 0.2% in the 2020s. It was highest in the 1900s, at 20.8%.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Dean alive today is about 45 years old, and 41% are 60 or older. Half of them were between 18 and 65 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Dean first appears in the records in 1880 and was given most often in 1961, to 4,967 babies. In 2025, 2,882 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1880 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Dean never made the top 10 boys' names. Its best rank was #78, in 1967 to 1968, and it was in the top 100 for 14 years, 1956 to 1969. In 2025 it ranked #125.
| Boys | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #125 |
| Best rank | #78 (1967 to 1968) |
| Years in the top 100 | 14 (1956 to 1969) |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #87 in the 1960s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Dean alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Dean were born in California than in any other state: about 15,230 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Dean was given 3.2 times as often in North Dakota, 3 times in South Dakota and 2.8 times in Iowa.
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