Deanna
Deanna was the 2175th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 85 babies. Its best year was 1969, when it ranked 88th; the most babies were born in 1970 (4,331). Over the last ten years it has moved down 982 places. More babies were named Deanna in the 1960s than in any other decade.
Meaning variant of Diana, or feminine of Dean · English, Latin
Say it dee-AN-uh /diˈænə/
- Rank in 2025
- #2,175 girls, down 404 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 85girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 19704,331 babies
- Total since 1880
- 134,743babies recorded
What does the name Deanna mean?
Deanna is a 20th-century variant of Diana and is sometimes seen as a feminine of Dean, as Wiktionary notes. It was popularized in the 1930s by the Canadian-born film star Deanna Durbin. Diana is the Roman goddess of the moon and hunting, a name DMNES calls of uncertain origin. Dean is an English surname from Old English denu 'valley' or from the church office of dean.
Diāna (Latin, “the goddess Diana”)denu (Old English, “valley”)
How sure is this? Uncertain. Two possible sources; Diana's origin is uncertain.
Related names: Diana, Dean, Deana, Dianna.
See also: English names.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'Deanna', Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0; facts restated, no text reused)
- Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, ed. S. L. Uckelman, Edition 2023 no. 1, s.v. 'Diana', DMNES (Durham University)
Nicknames for Deanna
The usual nicknames for Deanna are Dee.
| Nickname | Kind | Rank 2025 | Girls, 5 years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dee | Traditional | — | — |
Nicknames reviewed by our editors; counts are girls given the nickname as their legal first name. Nobody records how many Deannas go by each one.
Deanna popularity since 1880
A few boys are given the name too: 266 since 1937.
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #2,175 | 85 |
| 2020 | #1,771 | 112 |
| 2010 | #712 | 396 |
| 2000 | #303 | 1,051 |
| 1990 | #159 | 1,854 |
| 1980 | #149 | 1,868 |
| 1970 | #90 | 4,331 |
| 1960 | #173 | 2,295 |
| 1950 | #253 | 891 |
| 1940 | #136 | 1,802 |
| 1930 | #3,738 | 7 |
| 1920 | #5,153 | 5 |
| 1910 | #1,980 | 7 |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Deanna, counting every spelling?
Deanna is the most common spelling of a name family that had 98 girls in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 98 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deanna | 85 | #2,175 | 460 |
| Deana | 13 | #7,988 | 64 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Deanna?
85 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Deanna (0.02 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Deanna 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 99 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Deanna.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Deanna?
About 115,300 people born in the US named Deanna are alive today, with a median age of 53; half are between 38 and 62. That makes Deanna 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.
Deanna by state
How common Deanna was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Florida (1.6×). In 37 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 Deanna: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Deanna, they share its era and feel.
Middle names for Deanna · Sibling names for Deanna
Questions about the name Deanna
What does Deanna mean?
Deanna is usually explained as “variant of Diana, or feminine of Dean”, but this is uncertain. Certainty: uncertain.
How popular is the name Deanna?
Deanna was the 2175th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 85 babies. Its best year was 1969, when it ranked 88th; the most babies were born in 1970 (4,331). Over the last ten years it has moved down 982 places. More babies were named Deanna in the 1960s than in any other decade.
Is Deanna a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Deanna in the US.
Where is Deanna most popular?
In 2021–2025, Deanna was most common in Mississippi (0.21 per 1,000 girls), followed by Florida and Washington.