Dean
1% girls · 99% boys
About Dean
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 for girls#13626 US
Like many passé boys' names, this one sounds fresh again for girls.
Pronounced DEEN.
As of October 2026, Dean ranked #125 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #78 in 1968, Nameberry popularity #120.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank · boys | Births · boys | US rank · girls | Births · girls |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #222 | 1,711 | — | 0 |
| 2015 | #204 | 1,950 | — | 0 |
| 2016 | #205 | 1,966 | — | 0 |
| 2017 | #188 | 2,081 | — | 0 |
| 2018 | #172 | 2,256 | — | 0 |
| 2019 | #174 | 2,220 | — | 0 |
| 2020 | #176 | 2,164 | — | 0 |
| 2021 | #166 | 2,350 | — | 0 |
| 2022 | #164 | 2,263 | — | 0 |
| 2023 | #159 | 2,285 | — | 0 |
| 2024 | #142 | 2,545 | — | 0 |
| 2025 | #125 | 2,876 | — | 0 |
World rankings
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Famous Deans
- Dean Martin (born Dino Paul Crocetti)Boy
American singer and actor
- (David) Dean RuskBoy
54th U.S. Secretary of State
- Dean Gooderham AchesonBoy
51st U.S. Secretary of State
- Dean McDermottBoy
Canadian,American actor
- Dean George CainBoy
American actor
- Dean Ambrose (born Jonathan Good)Boy
American professional wrestler
- Dean PotterBoy
American rock climber and extreme athlete
- Dean Ray KoontzBoy
American novelist
- Dean Anthony FertitaBoy
American rock musician
- Dean HaleBoy
American novelist
- Dean TorrenceBoy
American musician of duo Jan & Dean
- Dean Ween (born Michael Melchiondo)Boy
American guitarist formerly of Ween
- Dean Stanley GeyerBoy
South African,Australian Actor/Singer
- Dean Joseph NorrisBoy
American actor
- Dean HaglundBoy
Canadian actor
- (Robert) Dean StockwellBoy
American actor
- Dean WintersBoy
American actor
- Dean Edwards SmithBoy
American college basketball coach
- Dean Patrick CaliguireBoy
American NFL football player
- (Wilmer) Dean ChanceBoy
American baseball player
- Dinko "Dean" LukinBoy
Australian Olympic weightlifter
- Dean MalenkoBoy
American pro wrestler
- Dean LeRoy McAdamsBoy
American NFL football player
- Dean ObeidallahBoy
American comedian
- Dean William PalmerBoy
American baseball player
- Dean SchofieldBoy
English rugby union player
- Dean Barrett ZelinskyBoy
American guitar maker
- Dean WhareBoy
New Zealand rugby league player
- Dean Danny Benjamin PattersonBoy
son of model Anansa Sims & David Patterson
- Dean GibbonsBoy
member of Irish boyband HomeTown
- DEAN (styled as DΞΔNBoy
born Kwon Hyuk), Korean singer,songwriter and producer
- Dean Turner Saliman (b. 2012)Boy
son of American actress Bree Turner
Dean in pop culture
- Dean WinchesterBoy
main character on The CW's "Supernatural"
- Dean ThomasBoy
character in the Harry Potter series
- Jason "J.D." DeanBoy
character from the movie/musical "Heathers"
- Dean StantonBoy
character in the film "The Green Mile" based on the Stephen King novel of the same name
- Dean PerreiraBoy
character in 2010 film "Blue Valentine"
- Dean McMullenBoy
character in "Blue Lagoon: The Awakening"
- Dean ForresterBoy
character on TV's "Gilmore Girls"
- Dean SampsonBoy
character in film "She's All That"
- Dean MoriartyBoy
character in Jack Kerouac's "On the Road"
- Dean WicksBoy
character on British soap "EastEnders"
- Dean IversonBoy
character on TV's "Gracepoint"
- Dean VentureBoy
main character in animated series "The Venture Bros."
- Dean WaltonBoy
character on TV's "Degrassi: The Next Generation"
- Dean ArbagastBoy
character in DC Universe
- The Forest of DeanBoy
in Gloucestershire, England
- Dean DominoBoy
character in video game 'Fallout: New Vegas, Dead Money'
- Ellen "Nelly" DeanGirl
narrator of "Wuthering Heights"
- Whitney DeanGirl
character in British soap "Eastenders"
- Dean MoriartyGirl
character in "On the Road" by Jack Kerouac