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Dede
OriginEnglish diminutive of any girl name that starts with D
Meaning"divine"
US RankUnranked
Below 5 births
About Dede
Of all the names with repeating sounds, Dede isn't the first we'd use (Lulu or Coco, maybe), but it certainly isn't the last — we much prefer it to Dodo or Fifi.
Pronounced DEE-dee.
As of October 2026, Dede ranked #15891 in US births in 2022 SSA, peaked at #1024 in 1961.
Popularity & trends
US popularity — history
US rank, lower is more popular · SSA data 2014–2025
Actual · SSA
20142025
18802025
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | — | 0 | 0 |
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- Dorothea Carothers "Dede" Allen
American film editor
- Deirdre "Dede" Demet Barry
American cyclist
- Dierdre Kathryn "Dede" Scozzafava
American politician from New York
- Dorcas Wright "Dede" Gardner
American film producer
- Dedé Mirabal
Dominican activist
Dede in pop culture
- Dede Johnson
character in 2012 movie "Turning Point"
Dede in blog posts
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