De
The Story of De
As a girl name
The earliest SSA record of De as a girl name dates back to 1918, when 5 babies received it. 1968 was its biggest year on record, with 27 newborns named De — #2,359 in the national rankings. About 23% of every De on record arrived during the 1960s, its defining decade. De last appeared in the published SSA data in 2005, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 641 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1910s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
American parents first put De on the record books as a boy name in 1914, with 5 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 1992, when 46 Des were born — ranking #1,804 that year. About 50% of every De on record arrived during the 1990s, its defining decade. De last appeared in the published SSA data in 2011, with 7 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 681 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1910s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name De
De is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1914 and has accumulated 681 births in the dataset. De's peak popularity came in 1992 when it ranked #1,804. Use the chart and map above to compare De's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.