NameTides

De

De peaked in the US in 1992 at #1,804, and is too rare now to appear in the latest official lists.

De as a boy’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
De as a boy’s name, US, England & WalesBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.010.010.020.0318801900192019401960198020002020
De as a boy’s name, US, England & WalesBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.010.010.020.031880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & Wales
2018—#3,959 (4)
2016—#4,810 (3)
2013—#3,822 (4)
2011#9,600 (7)—
2010—#2,941 (6)
2009—#3,227 (5)
2008—#3,158 (5)
2007#9,788 (7)#3,095 (5)
2006#6,460 (12)#2,538 (6)
2005#7,096 (10)#3,208 (4)
2004#5,813 (13)#2,304 (6)
2003#5,271 (14)#2,857 (4)
2002#4,502 (17)#3,225 (3)
2001#3,842 (21)#2,587 (4)
2000#2,330 (41)#2,501 (4)

De as a girl’s name

  • US
De as a girl’s name, USBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.010.010.020.0218801900192019401960198020002020
De as a girl’s name, USBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.010.010.020.021880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUS
2005#16,462 (5)
2002#15,432 (5)
2001#9,351 (10)
2000#5,705 (19)
1999#5,424 (19)
1998#11,138 (7)
1997#9,802 (8)
1996#7,130 (12)
1995#7,041 (12)
1994#5,445 (17)
1993#5,419 (17)
1992#5,267 (18)
1991#5,399 (17)
1990#7,303 (11)
1985#8,318 (7)

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 1992 at #1,804.
  • First recorded in the US in 1914.
  • In 2005, 33% of US babies named De were girls.

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
DeEngland & WalesBoys—too few
De'England & WalesBoys—too few
DeNorthern IrelandBoys—too few
DeUSGirls—too few
DeUSBoys—too few