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Dean

As a boy's name, Dean traces back to Old English, where it is understood to mean "From the valley". It peaked back in the 1960s and has been gradually easing since. In the current registry, it is a name most people have come across. Few names stick around this long: it shows up across almost the entire twelve-decade span this registry covers.

Old EnglishFrom the valley
Old EnglishOr a church official
Births by decade
1900s
481
1910s
4,080
1920s
11,722
1930s
14,186
1940s
16,802
1950s
34,872
1960s
42,827
1970s
14,051
1980s
8,133
1990s
8,135
2000s
8,044
2010s
13,002
Peaked in the 1960s · 176,335 total U.S. births since 1900