Deanna
Deanna or DeAnna is a feminine given name. It is a variant of the name Diana apparently created in 1936 as a stage name for actress and singer Deanna Durbin, whose given name was originally Edna Mae. The name is also used as a feminine version of the name Dean. Deanne is a variant.
- English
Meaning & Origin of Deanna
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Deanna or DeAnna is a feminine given name. It is a variant of the name Diana apparently created in 1936 as a stage name for actress and singer Deanna Durbin, whose given name was originally Edna Mae. The name is also used as a feminine version of the name Dean. Deanne is a variant.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- English
The Story of Deanna
American parents first put Deanna on the record books as a baby girl name in 1899, with 5 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 1970, when 4,331 Deannas were born — ranking #90 that year. About 24% of every Deanna on record arrived during the 1960s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Deanna ranks #2,378 for baby girls with 76 births, falling sharply (-35%). All told, over 135K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1890s to the 2020s.
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Variants & Related Forms of Deanna
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Deanna. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
Notable people named Deanna
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- Deanna Archuleta , American politician
- Deanna Ballard (born 1978), American politician
- Deanna Barch , American psychologist and professor
- DeAnna Bennett (born 1984), American mixed martial artist
- Deanna Berry (born 1998), Australian rules footballer
- Deanna Bogart (born 1959), American blues singer, pianist, and saxophone player
- Deanna Bowen (born 1969), Canadian-American visual artist
- Deanna Brooks (born 1974), American glamour model and actress
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Names that sound like Deanna
Phonetically similar names — useful when Deanna is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
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About the name Deanna
Deanna is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1899 and has accumulated 135K births in the dataset. Deanna's peak popularity came in 1970 when it ranked #88. Use the chart and map above to compare Deanna'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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