Boy name
Dean
As of 2025, Dean ranks #125 among American boys' names, according to Social Security records. 2,876 boys received the name that year. After peaking all the way back in 1967, Dean is staging a comeback — its rank has improved for at least three years in a row. SSA records for Dean go back to 1880; the peak came in 1967 at #78, with 3,914 babies named that year. Geographically, it's strongest in South Dakota, where it ranks #30 among boy names.
Rankings
2025 rank
#125
among boy names
Trend
Comeback
last 5 years
All-time peak
#78
in 1967 (1960s)
Babies in 2025
2,876
boys named Dean
Dean popularity, 1880–2025
Where Dean is most popular
Share of boys born in 2025:lowhighno data (< 5 births)
Strongest states: South Dakota (#30), New Hampshire (#74), Montana (#66)
Uniqueness score
22/ 100Very common
everywhereone of a kind
A familiar pick that most people will recognize instantly. Based on how many babies per birth were named Dean in the most recent year of SSA data.