Dee
Dee is a name with a single cultural origin: English.
- English
Meaning & Origin of Dee
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Dee is a name with a single cultural origin: English.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- English
The Story of Dee
As a girl name
The earliest SSA record of Dee as a girl name dates back to 1880, when 6 babies received it. 1961 was its biggest year on record, with 623 newborns named Dee — #387 in the national rankings. The 1960s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 30% of all recorded Dees. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2012 (7 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 16K Dees have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1880s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
American parents first put Dee on the record books as a boy name in 1880, with 20 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 1919, when 125 Dees were born — ranking #531 that year. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2022 (5 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 7K Dees have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1880s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Variants & Related Forms of Dee
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Dee. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
Names that sound like Dee
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Source: Datamuse . Phonetic similarity ranking, not curated.
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About the name Dee
Dee is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1880 and has accumulated 16K births in the dataset. Dee's peak popularity came in 1961 when it ranked #387. Use the chart and map above to compare Dee'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.