Dea
Dea was the 5596th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 22 babies. Its best year was 1957, when it ranked 1686th; the most babies were born in 1963 (45). Over the last ten years it has moved up 108 places. More babies were named Dea in the 1960s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #5,596 girls, up 4,140 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 22girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 196345 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,842babies recorded
Dea popularity since 1880
A few boys are given the name too: 17 since 1921.
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #5,596 | 22 |
| 2020 | #9,736 | 10 |
| 2010 | #6,987 | 18 |
| 2000 | #8,164 | 12 |
| 1990 | #10,491 | 7 |
| 1980 | #3,528 | 23 |
| 1970 | #2,952 | 23 |
| 1960 | #2,110 | 30 |
| 1950 | #2,574 | 16 |
| 1940 | #3,275 | 8 |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | #4,511 | 6 |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Dea, counting every spelling?
Dea has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Dea?
22 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Dea (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Dea born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 381 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Dea.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Dea?
About 1,500 people born in the US named Dea are alive today, with a median age of 49; half are between 21 and 63. That makes Dea mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties. The wide spread shows a name popular in two different eras.
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.
Dea by state
How common Dea was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in New York (5.8×). In 50 states fewer than five girls 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 Dea: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Dea, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Dea
How popular is the name Dea?
Dea was the 5596th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 22 babies. Its best year was 1957, when it ranked 1686th; the most babies were born in 1963 (45). Over the last ten years it has moved up 108 places. More babies were named Dea in the 1960s than in any other decade.
Is Dea a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Dea in the US.
Where is Dea most popular?
In 2021–2025, Dea was most common in New York (0.06 per 1,000 girls).