Feminine dossier · first seen 1901

Dea

Name: SSA baby-name counts for Dea
Creator: Social Security Administration

Stable Decline Gradual decline from 1963

Peak era

1963

Peak rank proxy

Current vitality

Rare

Generation

Boomer

1901Peak 19632024

Peak year

1963

Decline from peak

60%

2024

All-time

1,803

Dea is past its period of maximum cultural dominance, but it has not disappeared. Unlike names that burn out quickly, it still carries enough usage to remain cross-generational rather than purely nostalgic.

Your name peaked in 1963, when 45 girls were named Dea.

In 2024, only 18 girls were given the name.

Down 60% from its peak.

All told, about 1,803 Americans have been named Dea and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1901.

Rarity score99th percentile rare

AssociationBoomer

StabilityModerate cultural durability

TrajectoryGradual decline from 1963

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