Gender
Origin
- English
- Head, Leader
From the valley
Syllables
1
Themes
- Exotic
- Surname
- Trade/Occupational
- Word
Alternate Spellings and Variants of Dean
Pronunciation
dean
Famous People
Actor Dean Cain, Actor Dean Martin, Actor James Dean, Baseball player Dizzy Dean
Popularity in the USA
- Boys: peak in 1961 (rank #84, 4,927 births); most recent 2025 (rank #125, 2,876 births)
- Girls: peak in 1932 (rank #753, 80 births); most recent 2025 (rank #13208, 6 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2,876 | 6 |
| 2024 | 2,545 | 5 |
| 2023 | 2,285 | 5 |
| 2022 | 2,263 | – |
| 2021 | 2,350 | 9 |
| 2020 | 2,164 | 5 |
| 2019 | 2,220 | – |
| 2018 | 2,256 | 8 |
| 2017 | 2,081 | – |
| 2016 | 1,966 | 8 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data
Popularity in England and Wales
- Boys: peak in 1996 (rank #80, 719 births); most recent 2025 (rank #784, 42 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 42 |
| 2024 | 57 |
| 2023 | 46 |
| 2022 | 64 |
| 2021 | 64 |
| 2020 | 52 |
| 2019 | 60 |
| 2018 | 51 |
| 2017 | 72 |
| 2016 | 78 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in France
- Boys: peak in 2021 (rank #703, 63 births); most recent 2023 (rank #851, 46 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 46 |
| 2022 | 37 |
| 2021 | 63 |
| 2020 | 46 |
| 2019 | 53 |
| 2018 | 47 |
| 2017 | 56 |
| 2016 | 32 |
| 2015 | 44 |
| 2014 | 50 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)
Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence
Popularity in Ireland
- Boys: peak in 1993 (rank #24, 310 births); most recent 2025 (rank #418, 8 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 8 |
| 2024 | 9 |
| 2023 | 8 |
| 2022 | 17 |
| 2021 | 21 |
| 2020 | 13 |
| 2019 | 25 |
| 2018 | 27 |
| 2017 | 34 |
| 2016 | 27 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in Ireland (2025)
Source: Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland, Irish Babies' Names (tables VSA50 and VSA60), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Changes: spellings that differ only by accents (for example Rian and Rían) are counted together. Data years: 1964 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in Scotland
- Boys: peak in 1994 (rank #37, 264 births); most recent 2025 (rank #495, 6 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 6 |
| 2024 | 3 |
| 2023 | 5 |
| 2022 | 9 |
| 2021 | 8 |
| 2020 | 11 |
| 2019 | 11 |
| 2018 | 19 |
| 2017 | 18 |
| 2016 | 14 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in Scotland (2025)
Source: National Records of Scotland (NRS), Babies' First Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1974 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in Northern Ireland
- Boys: peak in 1997 (rank #45, 77 births); most recent 2025 (rank #344, 4 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 4 |
| 2024 | – |
| 2023 | 4 |
| 2022 | 3 |
| 2021 | 5 |
| 2020 | 4 |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | 3 |
| 2017 | – |
| 2016 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in Northern Ireland (2025)
Source: Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA), Baby Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1997 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in British Columbia (Canada)
- Boys: peak in 1968 (rank #19, 179 births); most recent 2023 (rank #232, 15 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 15 |
| 2022 | 17 |
| 2021 | 15 |
| 2020 | 10 |
| 2019 | 13 |
| 2018 | 13 |
| 2017 | 12 |
| 2016 | 10 |
| 2015 | 17 |
| 2014 | 8 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in British Columbia (Canada) (2023)
Source: British Columbia Vital Statistics Agency, Most popular baby names for the past 100 years. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia. Changes: names are shown in title case. Data years: 1924 to 2023. Original data · Licence