Dean

Meaning and origin of Dean

Popularity of Dean in France since 1986

• It peaked in 2021.
• Over recent years, Dean has been stable (+0.3% a year).
• In schools of 200 children born in those years, you would find one Dean every 67 schools, all spellings combined.

Dean in English-speaking countries

Dean ranks 136^th in United States, 180^th in Ontario (Canada) and 246^th in British Columbia (Canada), against 1,001^st in France.

• United StatesSSA · 2023-25

  136^th boys’ name7,714 babies in 3 years1 boy in 667+3.8% a year

• Ontario (Canada)ServiceOntario · 2022-24

  180^th boys’ name214 babies in 3 years1 boy in 794+3.4% a year

• British Columbia (Canada)BC Vital Statistics · 2021-23

  246^th boys’ name47 babies in 3 years1 boy in 948

• New ZealandDIA · 2023-25

  416^th boys’ name25 babies in 3 years1 boy in 1,970

• IrelandCSO · 2023-25

  412^th boys’ name25 babies in 3 years1 boy in 2,873

• Northern IrelandNISRA · 2023-25

  399^th boys’ name8 babies in 3 years1 boy in 3,183

• ScotlandNRS · 2023-25

  569^th boys’ name14 babies in 3 years1 boy in 4,281

• England and WalesONS · 2023-25

  717^th boys’ name145 babies in 3 years1 boy in 5,699−0.5% a year

Official figures from each country, over their latest three published years. Counted as written: other spellings are counted apart.

Same sound, other spellings

• Dehan5

Births 2023–2025. At school they sound the same: this total tells you whether your child is likely to share the name.

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