NameTides

Dea

Dea was the #5,554 girls' name in the US in 2025 (22 babies), and #2,138 in England & Wales.

Dea as a girl’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Ireland
  • Canada
Dea as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.050.10.150.218801900192019401960198020002020England & WalesUS
Dea as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.050.10.150.21880192019602000
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 & WalesIrelandCanada
2025#5,554 (22)#2,138 (13)——
2024#6,394 (18)#2,001 (14)——
2023#6,680 (17)#1,525 (20)#856 (3)#2,366 (8)
2022#6,229 (19)#1,948 (14)——
2021#8,024 (13)#2,201 (12)—#2,616 (7)
2020#9,546 (10)#2,163 (12)—#3,251 (5)
2019#5,163 (25)#1,634 (18)—#2,374 (8)
2018#6,248 (19)#1,788 (16)——
2017#10,689 (9)#1,817 (16)—#3,307 (5)
2016#5,622 (23)#2,233 (12)——
2015#5,653 (23)#2,195 (12)—#2,363 (8)
2014#5,797 (22)#2,314 (11)—#2,374 (8)
2013#8,135 (14)#2,460 (10)——
2012#7,144 (17)#2,215 (12)——
2011#7,118 (17)#2,025 (13)——

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 1976 at #2,292.
  • Rising over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1901.
  • A comeback: it faded for decades and is rising again.

How common is it?

about 1 in 71,000 baby girls in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USGirls2025about 1 in 71,000rare
England & WalesGirls2025about 1 in 20,000rare

Next year

On its recent trend, Dea is likely to keep rising in the US in 2026: about 1 in 67,000 baby girls. Likely range 1 in 50,000 to 1 in 88,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Dea by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: fewer than 5 babiesWIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: fewer than 5 babiesWAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 babiesMNIllinois: fewer than 5 babiesILMichigan: fewer than 5 babiesMINew York: #1,165NYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 babiesMAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: fewer than 5 babiesINOhio: fewer than 5 babiesOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 babiesPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 babiesNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: fewer than 5 babiesCAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: fewer than 5 babiesCONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: fewer than 5 babiesMOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: fewer than 5 babiesVAMaryland: fewer than 5 babiesMDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: fewer than 5 babiesAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: fewer than 5 babiesTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: fewer than 5 babiesGAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: fewer than 5 babiesTXFlorida: fewer than 5 babiesFL
Dea (girls) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Spellings

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

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
DeaCanadaGirls—too few
DeaEngland & WalesGirls#2,13813
DeaIrelandGirls—too few
DeaNorthern IrelandGirls—too few
DeaUSGirls#5,55422
DeaUSBoys—too few