Deana
Deana is a monotypic moth genus of the family Crambidae described by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1859. It contains only one species, Deana hybreasalis, which is endemic to New Zealand.
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Meaning & Origin of Deana
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Deana is a monotypic moth genus of the family Crambidae described by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1859. It contains only one species, Deana hybreasalis, which is endemic to New Zealand.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
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The Story of Deana
The earliest SSA record of Deana as a baby girl name dates back to 1905, when 5 babies received it. 1970 was its biggest year on record, with 1,363 newborns named Deana — #232 in the national rankings. About 30% of every Deana on record arrived during the 1970s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Deana ranks #8,707 for baby girls with 10 births, falling sharply (-39%). All told, over 23K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1900s to the 2020s.
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Variants & Related Forms of Deana
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About the name Deana
Deana is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1905 and has accumulated 23K births in the dataset. Deana's peak popularity came in 1970 when it ranked #232. Use the chart and map above to compare Deana'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 .
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