Deena
Deena is a given name that is mainly feminine, but sometimes masculine.
Meaning & Origin of Deena
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Deena is a given name that is mainly feminine, but sometimes masculine.
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The Story of Deena
Deena first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1910, with 7 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 1970: 593 births, good for #396 nationwide. About 28% of every Deena on record arrived during the 1960s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Deena ranks #5,257 for baby girls with 24 births, falling sharply (-21%). All told, over 14K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1910s to the 2020s.
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About the name Deena
Deena is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1910 and has accumulated 14K births in the dataset. Deena's peak popularity came in 1970 when it ranked #396. Use the chart and map above to compare Deena'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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