Dean

English

"church official"

Dean Origin and Meaning

The name Dean is a boy's name of English origin meaning "church official".

Dean may sound to some like a retro surfer boy name, but it is once again climbing up the popularity chart in the USA. For decades it was associated with Dean (born Dino) Martin; more recent representatives include Dean Cain, Dean McDermott and Dean Koontz -- not to mention Jared Padalecki's dreamy Dean Forester in Gilmore Girls.

Dean Rank in US Top 1000

# 159 in the US

Dean Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 173 on Nameberry

Popularity of the name Dean

• 159 US 2023
• 173 Nameberry 2025
• 94 Future 2035
• 731 England 2023
• 141 Germany 2016
• 65 Netherlands 2024

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Famous People Named Dean

• Dean Martin (born Dino Paul Crocetti) American singer and actor
• (David) Dean Rusk 54th U.S. Secretary of State
• Dean Gooderham Acheson 51st U.S. Secretary of State
• Dean McDermott Canadian,American actor
• Dean George Cain American actor
• Dean Ambrose (born Jonathan Good) American professional wrestler
• Dean Potter American rock climber and extreme athlete
• Dean Ray Koontz American novelist
• Dean Anthony Fertita American rock musician
• Dean Hale American novelist
• Dean Torrence American musician of duo Jan & Dean
• Dean Ween (born Michael Melchiondo) American guitarist formerly of Ween
• Dean Stanley Geyer South African,Australian Actor/Singer
• Dean Joseph Norris American actor
• Dean Haglund Canadian actor
• (Robert) Dean Stockwell American actor
• Dean Winters American actor
• Dean Edwards Smith American college basketball coach
• Dean Patrick Caliguire American NFL football player
• (Wilmer) Dean Chance American baseball player
• Dinko "Dean" Lukin Australian Olympic weightlifter
• Dean Malenko American pro wrestler
• Dean LeRoy McAdams American NFL football player
• Dean Obeidallah American comedian
• Dean William Palmer American baseball player
• Dean Schofield English rugby union player
• Dean Barrett Zelinsky American guitar maker
• Dean Whare New Zealand rugby league player
• Dean Danny Benjamin Patterson son of model Anansa Sims & David Patterson
• Dean Gibbons member of Irish boyband HomeTown
• DEAN (styled as DΞΔN born Kwon Hyuk), Korean singer,songwriter and producer
• Dean Turner Saliman (b. 2012) son of American actress Bree Turner

The name Dean in Pop Culture

• Dean Winchester main character on The CW's "Supernatural"
• Dean Thomas character in the Harry Potter series
• Jason "J.D." Dean character from the movie/musical "Heathers"
• Dean Stanton character in the film "The Green Mile" based on the Stephen King novel of the same name
• Dean Perreira character in 2010 film "Blue Valentine"
• Dean McMullen character in "Blue Lagoon: The Awakening"
• Dean Forrester character on TV's "Gilmore Girls"
• Dean Sampson character in film "She's All That"
• Dean Moriarty character in Jack Kerouac's "On the Road"
• Dean Wicks character on British soap "EastEnders"
• Dean Iverson character on TV's "Gracepoint"
• Dean Venture main character in animated series "The Venture Bros."
• Dean Walton character on TV's "Degrassi: The Next Generation"
• Dean Arbagast character in DC Universe
• The Forest of Dean in Gloucestershire, England
• Dean Domino character in video game 'Fallout: New Vegas, Dead Money'