Dee
Pronounced D AH0 (ARPABET)
- 1 syllable
- Peaked 1961
- 145 years in use
- 3 spellings
How popular is Dee?
Dee is a name given to both boys and girls, and has been in the record since the data starts in 1880. It has been given to 26,312 children — the 972nd most common girls' name on record.
It is still recorded, but barely: 176 births across the past decade, against a peak of 677 in a single year. That peak was in 1961.
Three other spellings are counted in that total — De, Dea and Di — because they are pronounced identically.
Roughly 30% of children named Dee are boys, so the split is a real one rather than a rounding error.
Spelling variants
These spellings sound identical to Dee and are counted together with it, which is why the totals here are higher than a single-spelling count.
- De
- Dea
- Di
Characteristics
- 1 syllable
Phonetic detail
- Pronunciations:
- D AH0 · D AY1 · D EY1 · D IY1
- Stress pattern:
- 0 · 1 · 1 · 1
- Syllables:
- 1
Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.
Names like Dee
Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.
Sibling names for Dee
Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.
Frequently asked questions
- How popular is the name Dee?
- Dee ranks 972nd among girls' names in US records, with 26,312 births since 1880. Over the past decade it accounts for 176.
- Is Dee a unisex name?
- Yes. About 30% of children given the name are boys, which is a genuine split rather than a rounding error.
- When was Dee most popular?
- 1961, when 677 children were given the name. It has been in use for 145 years and is still recorded as of 2024.
- How else is Dee spelled?
- De, Dea, Di. All of these sound the same and are counted together in the totals on this page.