How popular is the name Deanna?

Deanna ranks 272nd among girls' names in US records, with 158,120 births since 1899. Over the past decade it accounts for 1,510.

Is Deanna a unisex name?

No. Deanna is recorded almost entirely as a girls' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.

1970, when 5,694 children were given the name. It has been in use for 126 years and is still recorded as of 2024.

Deana. All of these sound the same and are counted together in the totals on this page.

Girl name#272 of girl names

Pronounced D IY2 AE1 N AH0 (ARPABET)

Deanna is a girls' name, and first appears in 1899. It has been given to 158,120 children — the 272nd most common girls' name on record.

It is falling away, down 69% on the previous decade. Its best single year was 1970, when 5,694 children were given it.

Deana is counted with it here, since the two are pronounced identically.

1970Girls: 5,694Boys: 13

These spellings sound identical to Deanna and are counted together with it, which is why the totals here are higher than a single-spelling count.

Phonetic detail

Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.

Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.

Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.

How popular is the name Deanna?: Deanna ranks 272nd among girls' names in US records, with 158,120 births since 1899. Over the past decade it accounts for 1,510.
Is Deanna a unisex name?: No. Deanna is recorded almost entirely as a girls' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
When was Deanna most popular?: 1970, when 5,694 children were given the name. It has been in use for 126 years and is still recorded as of 2024.
How else is Deanna spelled?: Deana. All of these sound the same and are counted together in the totals on this page.