The baby name Dean appears in baby name data for the United States from 1911 to 2024. It was most popular in 1961 with 5,989 babies given the name.
In the later years of this period, Dean has become more popular compared with earlier years.
| Year | Count |
|---|---|
| 1911 | 71 |
| 1912 | 191 |
| 1913 | 241 |
| 1914 | 441 |
| 1915 | 15 |
| 1915 | 597 |
| 1916 | 6 |
| 1916 | 706 |
| 1917 | 32 |
| 1917 | 747 |
| 1918 | 946 |
| 1919 | 12 |
| 1919 | 994 |
| 1920 | 5 |
| 1920 | 1,110 |
| 1921 | 23 |
| 1921 | 1,248 |
| 1922 | 15 |
| 1922 | 1,398 |
| 1923 | 20 |
| 1923 | 1,406 |
| 1924 | 12 |
| 1924 | 1,665 |
| 1925 | 26 |
| 1925 | 1,676 |
| 1926 | 26 |
| 1926 | 1,741 |
| 1927 | 29 |
| 1927 | 1,920 |
| 1928 | 32 |
| 1928 | 1,867 |
| 1929 | 23 |
| 1929 | 1,885 |
| 1930 | 30 |
| 1930 | 2,004 |
| 1931 | 16 |
| 1931 | 2,058 |
| 1932 | 72 |
| 1932 | 2,143 |
| 1933 | 32 |
| 1933 | 1,910 |
| 1934 | 24 |
| 1934 | 1,987 |
| 1935 | 22 |
| 1935 | 2,124 |
| 1936 | 29 |
| 1936 | 2,126 |
| 1937 | 42 |
| 1937 | 2,026 |
| 1938 | 15 |
| 1938 | 1,812 |
| 1939 | 17 |
| 1939 | 1,519 |
| 1940 | 13 |
| 1940 | 1,498 |
| 1941 | 25 |
| 1941 | 1,612 |
| 1942 | 20 |
| 1942 | 1,748 |
| 1943 | 12 |
| 1943 | 2,064 |
| 1944 | 11 |
| 1944 | 2,149 |
| 1945 | 31 |
| 1945 | 1,989 |
| 1946 | 13 |
| 1946 | 2,282 |
| 1947 | 6 |
| 1947 | 2,537 |
| 1948 | 11 |
| 1948 | 2,559 |
| 1949 | 5 |
| 1949 | 2,731 |
| 1950 | 3,036 |
| 1951 | 3,778 |
| 1952 | 4,172 |
| 1953 | 5 |
| 1953 | 4,227 |
| 1954 | 4,184 |
| 1955 | 4,304 |
| 1956 | 5,067 |
| 1957 | 5,734 |
| 1958 | 5,612 |
| 1959 | 10 |
| 1959 | 5,427 |
| 1960 | 5,897 |
| 1961 | 5,989 |
| 1962 | 5,442 |
| 1963 | 5,596 |
| 1964 | 5,249 |
| 1965 | 4,885 |
| 1966 | 7 |
| 1966 | 4,590 |
| 1967 | 4,483 |
| 1968 | 4,263 |
| 1969 | 3,846 |
| 1970 | 3,280 |
| 1971 | 2,539 |
| 1972 | 1,902 |
| 1973 | 1,617 |
| 1974 | 1,332 |
| 1975 | 1,107 |
| 1976 | 995 |
| 1977 | 953 |
| 1978 | 882 |
| 1979 | 934 |
| 1980 | 928 |
| 1981 | 721 |
| 1982 | 732 |
| 1983 | 778 |
| 1984 | 740 |
| 1985 | 704 |
| 1986 | 927 |
| 1987 | 760 |
| 1988 | 808 |
| 1989 | 827 |
| 1990 | 818 |
| 1991 | 809 |
| 1992 | 884 |
| 1993 | 847 |
| 1994 | 831 |
| 1995 | 705 |
| 1996 | 829 |
| 1997 | 788 |
| 1998 | 725 |
| 1999 | 719 |
| 2000 | 687 |
| 2001 | 784 |
| 2002 | 673 |
| 2003 | 683 |
| 2004 | 738 |
| 2005 | 794 |
| 2006 | 788 |
| 2007 | 910 |
| 2008 | 944 |
| 2009 | 1,070 |
| 2010 | 1,182 |
| 2011 | 1,283 |
| 2012 | 1,533 |
| 2013 | 1,690 |
| 2014 | 1,830 |
| 2015 | 2,358 |
| 2016 | 2,470 |
| 2017 | 2,499 |
| 2018 | 2,743 |
| 2019 | 2,665 |
| 2020 | 2,206 |
| 2021 | 2,586 |
| 2022 | 2,476 |
| 2023 | 2,457 |
| 2024 | 2,708 |