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2025 data, released 8 May 2026

2025 data, released 8 May 2026

Dede

Dede was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1961, when it ranked 1024th with 113 babies. More babies were named Dede in the 1960s than in any other decade.

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Rank in 2025
Not rankedgirls
Babies in 2025
0girls
Girls and boys
Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
Peak year
1961113 babies
Total since 1880
1,613babies recorded

Dede popularity since 1880

050100150200 1900192019401960198020002020
Girls Babies per year, US, from Social Security records. Years with fewer than 5 babies show as zero.
YearRank (girls)Babies (girls)
2025——
2020——
2010——
2000#15,6565
1990#13,4975
1980#7,5768
1970#2,05240
1960#1,21281
1950#1,68731
1940#2,78210
1930——
1920——
1910——
1900——
1890——
1880——

How popular is Dede, counting every spelling?

Dede has no other common spelling that sounds the same.

How old are people named Dede?

About 1,300 people born in the US named Dede are alive today, with a median age of 64; half are between 56 and 68. That makes Dede a name most people associate with older generations.

0–910–1920–2930–3940–4950–5960–6970–7980–8990+
Estimated people alive in the US with the name, by age, mid-2026. The darker bar holds the median age.

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.

Dede by state

How common Dede was among girls born in each state in 1959–1963, around its peak. It is notably more common than nationally in California (1.9×), Texas (1.8×). In 41 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.

Alaska: fewer than 5 a yearAK–Maine: fewer than 5 a yearME–Wisconsin: fewer than 5 a yearWI–Vermont: fewer than 5 a yearVT–New Hampshire: fewer than 5 a yearNH–Washington: fewer than 5 a yearWA–Idaho: fewer than 5 a yearID–Montana: fewer than 5 a yearMT–North Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearND–Minnesota: fewer than 5 a yearMN–Illinois: 0.01 per 1,000 babiesIL0.01Michigan: 0.03 per 1,000 babiesMI0.03New York: 0.01 per 1,000 babiesNY0.01Massachusetts: fewer than 5 a yearMA–Oregon: fewer than 5 a yearOR–Nevada: fewer than 5 a yearNV–Wyoming: fewer than 5 a yearWY–South Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearSD–Iowa: fewer than 5 a yearIA–Indiana: fewer than 5 a yearIN–Ohio: 0.01 per 1,000 babiesOH0.01Pennsylvania: fewer than 5 a yearPA–New Jersey: fewer than 5 a yearNJ–Connecticut: fewer than 5 a yearCT–Rhode Island: fewer than 5 a yearRI–California: 0.08 per 1,000 babiesCA0.08Utah: fewer than 5 a yearUT–Colorado: fewer than 5 a yearCO–Nebraska: fewer than 5 a yearNE–Missouri: 0.03 per 1,000 babiesMO0.03Kentucky: 0.03 per 1,000 babiesKY0.03West Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearWV–Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearVA–Maryland: fewer than 5 a yearMD–Delaware: fewer than 5 a yearDE–Arizona: fewer than 5 a yearAZ–New Mexico: fewer than 5 a yearNM–Kansas: fewer than 5 a yearKS–Arkansas: fewer than 5 a yearAR–Tennessee: fewer than 5 a yearTN–North Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearNC–South Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearSC–District of Columbia: fewer than 5 a yearDC–Oklahoma: fewer than 5 a yearOK–Louisiana: fewer than 5 a yearLA–Mississippi: fewer than 5 a yearMS–Alabama: fewer than 5 a yearAL–Georgia: 0.03 per 1,000 babiesGA0.03Hawaii: fewer than 5 a yearHI–Texas: 0.08 per 1,000 babiesTX0.08Florida: 0.07 per 1,000 babiesFL0.07
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex, Dede, girls, 1959–1963. Darker means more common.

Names with a similar history

These names rose and fell in step with Dede: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Dede, they share its era and feel.

Questions about the name Dede

How popular is the name Dede?

Dede was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1961, when it ranked 1024th with 113 babies. More babies were named Dede in the 1960s than in any other decade.

Is Dede a boy or girl name?

In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Dede in the US.

Where was Dede most popular?

In 1959–1963, Dede was most common in California (0.08 per 1,000 girls), followed by Texas and Florida.