Dean

Primarily a boy's name · 100% boys

Meaning

Dean is an English masculine given name and middle name with several origins: Derived from the Greek word "δεκανός", which means "monk or dignitary in charge of ten others"; see also Dean Derived from the English surname Dean, from an Anglo-Saxon word meaning "valley" An Anglicization of the Hebrew noun דין, meaning "law", "justice" or "verdict".

From Wikipedia

Dean first appears in the data in 1996 and has been recorded in 21 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 1996 with 719 babies (rank #80 that year). It was not in the 2024 data. The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Dean

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Dean yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

6Destiny numberThe carerNurturing, responsible, family at the centre.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
6Soul urgeThe carerNurturing, responsible, family at the centre.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
9PersonalityThe humanitarianIdealistic, compassionate, thinks in big-picture terms.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

4,863

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

719

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Boys

Also a character in

In Gilmore Girls: Dean Forester — Rory's first boyfriend

Famous people named Dean

Dean Martinproducer · b. 1917
Dean Achesondiplomat · b. 1893
Dean Koontzscience fiction writer · b. 1945
Dean Stockwellfilm actor · b. 1936
Dean Barrowjurist · b. 1951

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1996	719	#80
1997	538	#99
1998	406	#114
1999	348	#124
2000	315	#129
2001	298	#140
2002	241	#163
2003	220	#176
2004	188	#200
2005	164	#221
2006	164	#234
2007	197	#222
2008	179	#243
2009	138	#304
2010	153	#294
2011	127	#342
2012	111	#379
2013	96	#429
2014	86	#459
2015	97	#424
2016	78	#515