De
De was not among the names given to 5 or more boys in 2025. Its best year was 1992, when it ranked 1810th with 46 babies. More babies were named De in the 1990s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- Not rankedboys
- Babies in 2025
- 0boys
- Girls and boys
- No babies recorded in the last five years2021–2025
- Peak year
- 199246 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,322babies recorded
De popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Rank (boys) | Babies (girls) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | — | — | — | — |
| 2020 | — | — | — | — |
| 2010 | — | — | — | — |
| 2000 | #5,766 | #2,344 | 19 | 41 |
| 1990 | #7,433 | #2,505 | 11 | 27 |
| 1980 | #8,359 | #5,685 | 7 | 6 |
| 1970 | #3,751 | #4,353 | 16 | 6 |
| 1960 | #4,241 | — | 10 | — |
| 1950 | #3,266 | — | 11 | — |
| 1940 | #3,582 | — | 7 | — |
| 1930 | — | — | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — | — | — |
How popular is De, counting every spelling?
De has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How old are people named De?
About 600 people born in the US named De are alive today, with a median age of 32; half are between 27 and 36. That makes De mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
De by state
How common De was among boys born in each state in 1990–1994, around its peak. It is notably more common than nationally in New York (3.7×). In 43 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with De: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like De, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name De
How popular is the name De?
De was not among the names given to 5 or more boys in 2025. Its best year was 1992, when it ranked 1810th with 46 babies. More babies were named De in the 1990s than in any other decade.
Is De a boy or girl name?
No babies were given the name in 2021–2025. Historically it was given to 641 girls and 681 boys.
Where was De most popular?
In 1990–1994, De was most common in District of Columbia (0.16 per 1,000 boys), followed by South Carolina and Arkansas.