Dean is a familiar boys' name that peaked in 1961 and has grown less common since.
Dean is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #125 among boys (2,876) and #13,626 among girls (6) — overall #220 across all names. The charts below show girls and boys separately.
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2,882 | 2,882 | #13,626 | #125 |
| 2024 | 2,554 | 2,554 | #15,868 | #142 |
| 2023 | 2,294 | 2,294 | #15,773 | #159 |
| 2022 | 2,265 | 2,265 | — | #164 |
| 2021 | 2,361 | 2,361 | #10,485 | #166 |
| 2020 | 2,170 | 2,170 | #15,706 | #176 |
| 2019 | 2,220 | 2,220 | — | #174 |
| 2018 | 2,265 | 2,265 | #11,667 | #172 |
| 2017 | 2,083 | 2,083 | — | #187 |
| 2016 | 1,974 | 1,974 | #12,058 | #205 |
| 2015 | 1,950 | 1,950 | — | #204 |
| 2014 | 1,717 | 1,723 | #15,053 | #222 |
| 2013 | 1,512 | 1,517 | — | #240 |
| 2012 | 1,380 | 1,380 | — | #260 |
| 2011 | 1,241 | 1,246 | #15,314 | #284 |
| 2010 | 1,183 | 1,183 | — | #286 |
| 2009 | 1,061 | 1,061 | — | #304 |
| 2008 | 951 | 951 | — | #344 |
| 2007 | 906 | 911 | — | #351 |
| 2006 | 779 | 779 | — | #384 |
| 2005 | 764 | 764 | #12,120 | #383 |
| 2004 | 746 | 751 | — | #372 |
| 2003 | 685 | 685 | — | #383 |
| 2002 | 711 | 717 | — | #371 |
| 2001 | 749 | 749 | #15,958 | #356 |
| 2000 | 696 | 696 | — | #376 |
| 1999 | 716 | 716 | — | #365 |
| 1998 | 770 | 770 | — | #346 |
| 1997 | 804 | — | — | #325 |
| 1996 | 843 | — | — | #312 |
| 1995 | 769 | — | — | #333 |
| 1994 | 835 | — | — | #312 |
| 1993 | 835 | — | — | #317 |
| 1992 | 836 | — | — | #315 |
| 1991 | 831 | — | #7,534 | #315 |
| 1990 | 899 | — | #13,490 | #286 |
| 1989 | 898 | — | #9,949 | #278 |
| 1988 | 870 | — | #9,515 | #271 |
| 1987 | 827 | — | #10,154 | #266 |
| 1986 | 839 | — | — | #263 |
| 1985 | 806 | — | #11,061 | #267 |
| 1984 | 770 | — | #7,553 | #275 |
| 1983 | 760 | — | #4,939 | #277 |
| 1982 | 779 | — | #6,020 | #272 |
| 1981 | 759 | — | #7,568 | #276 |
| 1980 | 831 | — | #5,037 | #267 |
| 1979 | 853 | — | #9,259 | #250 |
| 1978 | 782 | — | #6,050 | #263 |
| 1977 | 877 | — | #6,464 | #239 |
| 1976 | 898 | — | #5,682 | #229 |
| 1975 | 1,041 | — | #3,986 | #211 |
| 1974 | 1,235 | — | #4,080 | #184 |
| 1973 | 1,427 | — | #3,667 | #168 |
| 1972 | 1,697 | — | #3,934 | #156 |
| 1971 | 2,263 | — | #3,543 | #137 |
| 1970 | 2,972 | — | #2,408 | #112 |
| 1969 | 3,461 | — | #3,492 | #89 |
| 1968 | 3,822 | — | #2,645 | #78 |
| 1967 | 3,947 | — | #2,045 | #78 |
| 1966 | 4,078 | — | #1,893 | #84 |
| 1965 | 4,123 | — | #2,308 | #88 |
| 1964 | 4,539 | — | #2,258 | #85 |
| 1963 | 4,642 | — | #2,380 | #86 |
| 1962 | 4,678 | — | #2,553 | #86 |
| 1961 | 4,967 | — | #2,007 | #84 |
| 1960 | 4,554 | — | #1,896 | #94 |
| 1959 | 4,456 | — | #2,030 | #95 |
| 1958 | 4,328 | — | #2,222 | #97 |
| 1957 | 4,419 | — | #1,931 | #93 |
| 1956 | 3,747 | — | #1,802 | #99 |
| 1955 | 3,116 | — | #1,889 | #111 |
| 1954 | 3,190 | — | #2,195 | #110 |
| 1953 | 3,166 | — | #1,510 | #105 |
| 1952 | 3,180 | — | #2,036 | #103 |
| 1951 | 2,918 | — | #1,929 | #105 |
| 1950 | 2,372 | — | #1,582 | #120 |
| 1949 | 2,145 | — | #1,411 | #129 |
| 1948 | 1,948 | — | #1,475 | #143 |
| 1947 | 2,043 | — | #1,466 | #140 |
| 1946 | 1,925 | — | #1,400 | #132 |
| 1945 | 1,630 | — | #1,175 | #136 |
| 1944 | 1,611 | — | #1,319 | #134 |
| 1943 | 1,551 | — | #1,156 | #142 |
| 1942 | 1,341 | — | #1,051 | #151 |
| 1941 | 1,338 | — | #1,033 | #143 |
| 1940 | 1,270 | — | #1,047 | #143 |
| 1939 | 1,340 | — | #1,082 | #134 |
| 1938 | 1,388 | — | #1,019 | #129 |
| 1937 | 1,365 | — | #982 | #127 |
| 1936 | 1,388 | — | #912 | #125 |
| 1935 | 1,482 | — | #1,006 | #120 |
| 1934 | 1,531 | — | #925 | #118 |
| 1933 | 1,371 | — | #858 | #128 |
| 1932 | 1,495 | — | #763 | #123 |
| 1931 | 1,401 | — | #931 | #127 |
| 1930 | 1,428 | — | #918 | #129 |
| 1929 | 1,357 | — | #850 | #133 |
| 1928 | 1,347 | — | #962 | #136 |
| 1927 | 1,401 | — | #898 | #133 |
| 1926 | 1,298 | — | #1,023 | #139 |
| 1925 | 1,252 | — | #992 | #140 |
| 1924 | 1,204 | — | #1,071 | #144 |
| 1923 | 1,068 | — | #995 | #153 |
| 1922 | 1,032 | — | #1,091 | #158 |
| 1921 | 927 | — | #1,060 | #168 |
| 1920 | 835 | — | #1,090 | #180 |
| 1919 | 761 | — | #1,199 | #181 |
| 1918 | 714 | — | #1,076 | #189 |
| 1917 | 602 | — | #1,081 | #203 |
| 1916 | 540 | — | #1,192 | #215 |
| 1915 | 492 | — | #1,079 | #225 |
| 1914 | 355 | — | #1,556 | #231 |
| 1913 | 234 | — | #2,058 | #253 |
| 1912 | 208 | — | #1,875 | #252 |
| 1911 | 109 | — | #1,184 | #268 |
| 1910 | 65 | — | #1,353 | #347 |
| 1909 | 58 | — | #1,116 | #355 |
| 1908 | 61 | — | #948 | #346 |
| 1907 | 49 | — | #1,529 | #333 |
| 1906 | 43 | — | #2,022 | #335 |
| 1905 | 49 | — | #1,573 | #311 |
| 1904 | 37 | — | #1,286 | #391 |
| 1903 | 39 | — | #1,041 | #371 |
| 1902 | 48 | — | #1,347 | #302 |
| 1901 | 38 | — | #1,525 | #314 |
| 1900 | 59 | — | #1,066 | #308 |
| 1899 | 31 | — | #1,448 | #365 |
| 1898 | 34 | — | #1,546 | #365 |
| 1897 | 40 | — | — | #285 |
| 1896 | 23 | — | #1,453 | #507 |
| 1895 | 32 | — | #942 | #441 |
| 1894 | 36 | — | #1,159 | #340 |
| 1893 | 21 | — | #1,314 | #482 |
| 1892 | 23 | — | — | #396 |
| 1891 | 26 | — | — | #334 |
| 1890 | 33 | — | #1,024 | #352 |
| 1889 | 26 | — | #1,327 | #390 |
| 1888 | 17 | — | #1,331 | #584 |
| 1887 | 9 | — | — | #643 |
| 1886 | 15 | — | — | #478 |
| 1885 | 10 | — | — | #614 |
| 1884 | 19 | — | #949 | #529 |
| 1883 | 12 | — | — | #535 |
| 1882 | 9 | — | — | #663 |
| 1881 | 17 | — | — | #420 |
| 1880 | 14 | — | — | #488 |