Is Dee a boy or girl name?
Dee was used for both, more often for girls in the US. Across 1880–2024, 68.5% of the 23,100 US babies named Dee were girls. Fewer than 10 babies were given the name in 2024.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Dee since 1880
- 23,100
- Most popular year
- 1961
- 704 babies
Boys and girls named Dee, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 276 | 86 | 23.8% |
| 1890s | 271 | 86 | 24.1% |
| 1900s | 302 | 126 | 29.4% |
| 1910s | 818 | 302 | 27% |
| 1920s | 1,090 | 401 | 26.9% |
| 1930s | 1,010 | 836 | 45.3% |
| 1940s | 967 | 2,547 | 72.5% |
| 1950s | 958 | 4,327 | 81.9% |
| 1960s | 683 | 4,827 | 87.6% |
| 1970s | 380 | 1,585 | 80.7% |
| 1980s | 216 | 509 | 70.2% |
| 1990s | 130 | 158 | 54.9% |
| 2000s | 88 | 29 | 24.8% |
| 2010s | 69 | 12 | 14.8% |
| 2020s | 11 | 0 | 0% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 5 | #12,782 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 6 | #10,922 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 9 | #8,359 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 6 | #11,091 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 5 | #12,643 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 6 | #10,999 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 6 | #11,053 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 13 | #6,329 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 12 | #6,712 | 7 | #13,855 |
| 2011 | 7 | #9,873 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 5 | #12,706 | 5 | #17,685 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 7 | #10,116 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 8 | #9,099 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 12 | #6,556 | 5 | #17,828 |
| 2005 | 13 | #5,947 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 6 | #10,274 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 10 | #6,842 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 10 | #6,652 | 6 | #14,042 |
| 2001 | 9 | #7,050 | 11 | #8,917 |
| 2000 | 13 | #5,354 | 7 | #12,113 |
| 1999 | 10 | #6,146 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 6 | #8,737 | 6 | #12,861 |
| 1997 | 12 | #5,025 | 12 | #7,393 |
| 1996 | 17 | #3,866 | 16 | #5,854 |
| 1995 | 12 | #4,863 | 17 | #5,505 |
| 1994 | 15 | #4,134 | 26 | #4,039 |
| 1993 | 14 | #4,280 | 19 | #5,042 |
| 1992 | 11 | #4,956 | 20 | #4,897 |
| 1991 | 17 | #3,499 | 25 | #4,093 |
| 1990 | 16 | #3,639 | 17 | #5,347 |
| 1989 | 14 | #3,853 | 33 | #3,189 |
| 1988 | 15 | #3,391 | 24 | #3,822 |
| 1987 | 11 | #4,029 | 30 | #3,118 |
| 1986 | 25 | #2,242 | 49 | #2,150 |
| 1985 | 19 | #2,622 | 31 | #2,958 |
| 1984 | 26 | #2,054 | 59 | #1,817 |
| 1983 | 22 | #2,290 | 47 | #2,103 |
| 1982 | 27 | #2,014 | 60 | #1,812 |
| 1981 | 27 | #2,004 | 83 | #1,460 |
| 1980 | 30 | #1,867 | 93 | #1,353 |
| 1979 | 28 | #1,914 | 85 | #1,432 |
| 1978 | 38 | #1,511 | 85 | #1,375 |
| 1977 | 35 | #1,579 | 107 | #1,163 |
| 1976 | 32 | #1,654 | 116 | #1,057 |
| 1975 | 32 | #1,599 | 122 | #1,001 |
| 1974 | 37 | #1,418 | 136 | #924 |
| 1973 | 40 | #1,314 | 165 | #795 |
| 1972 | 34 | #1,461 | 192 | #730 |
| 1971 | 57 | #1,082 | 264 | #629 |
| 1970 | 47 | #1,208 | 313 | #572 |
| 1969 | 40 | #1,255 | 374 | #503 |
| 1968 | 41 | #1,194 | 315 | #542 |
| 1967 | 46 | #1,089 | 371 | #497 |
| 1966 | 50 | #1,034 | 405 | #470 |
| 1965 | 76 | #844 | 474 | #432 |
| 1964 | 71 | #902 | 567 | #410 |
| 1963 | 93 | #790 | 577 | #399 |
| 1962 | 83 | #834 | 609 | #381 |
| 1961 | 81 | #852 | 623 | #387 |
| 1960 | 102 | #761 | 512 | #433 |
| 1959 | 76 | #878 | 507 | #421 |
| 1958 | 85 | #815 | 519 | #407 |
| 1957 | 97 | #762 | 479 | #431 |
| 1956 | 87 | #798 | 467 | #422 |
| 1955 | 99 | #733 | 462 | #409 |
| 1954 | 98 | #728 | 423 | #425 |
| 1953 | 118 | #654 | 413 | #428 |
| 1952 | 108 | #669 | 393 | #432 |
| 1951 | 104 | #683 | 342 | #446 |
| 1950 | 86 | #742 | 322 | #448 |
| 1949 | 106 | #669 | 301 | #463 |
| 1948 | 106 | #659 | 293 | #470 |
| 1947 | 120 | #625 | 356 | #431 |
| 1946 | 104 | #631 | 283 | #465 |
| 1945 | 65 | #763 | 255 | #445 |
| 1944 | 92 | #644 | 242 | #461 |
| 1943 | 95 | #657 | 206 | #523 |
| 1942 | 86 | #694 | 237 | #477 |
| 1941 | 94 | #624 | 199 | #493 |
| 1940 | 99 | #599 | 175 | #519 |
| 1939 | 99 | #576 | 159 | #527 |
| 1938 | 118 | #538 | 153 | #550 |
| 1937 | 96 | #588 | 120 | #615 |
| 1936 | 100 | #577 | 69 | #811 |
| 1935 | 104 | #568 | 66 | #850 |
| 1934 | 111 | #560 | 67 | #834 |
| 1933 | 99 | #583 | 62 | #855 |
| 1932 | 100 | #591 | 60 | #908 |
| 1931 | 95 | #605 | 35 | #1,230 |
| 1930 | 88 | #663 | 45 | #1,104 |
| 1929 | 109 | #571 | 43 | #1,123 |
| 1928 | 83 | #697 | 41 | #1,192 |
| 1927 | 102 | #621 | 38 | #1,284 |
| 1926 | 99 | #633 | 41 | #1,200 |
| 1925 | 125 | #550 | 41 | #1,212 |
| 1924 | 116 | #590 | 47 | #1,141 |
| 1923 | 116 | #584 | 33 | #1,398 |
| 1922 | 123 | #575 | 36 | #1,314 |
| 1921 | 120 | #577 | 40 | #1,225 |
| 1920 | 97 | #640 | 41 | #1,193 |
| 1919 | 125 | #532 | 33 | #1,353 |
| 1918 | 112 | #575 | 51 | #1,008 |
| 1917 | 111 | #557 | 35 | #1,219 |
| 1916 | 88 | #622 | 37 | #1,174 |
| 1915 | 120 | #507 | 41 | #1,041 |
| 1914 | 66 | #624 | 29 | #1,126 |
| 1913 | 57 | #581 | 21 | #1,237 |
| 1912 | 64 | #497 | 24 | #1,061 |
| 1911 | 40 | #461 | 15 | #1,185 |
| 1910 | 35 | #465 | 16 | #1,126 |
| 1909 | 35 | #422 | 17 | #997 |
| 1908 | 36 | #390 | 12 | #1,220 |
| 1907 | 34 | #385 | 15 | #997 |
| 1906 | 38 | #336 | 19 | #851 |
| 1905 | 36 | #338 | 9 | #1,325 |
| 1904 | 21 | #469 | 14 | #967 |
| 1903 | 25 | #394 | 13 | #986 |
| 1902 | 26 | #391 | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 16 | #491 | 17 | #803 |
| 1900 | 35 | #378 | 10 | #1,248 |
| 1899 | 28 | #339 | 8 | #1,198 |
| 1898 | 30 | #353 | 10 | #1,117 |
| 1897 | 25 | #378 | 6 | #1,420 |
| 1896 | 24 | #401 | 8 | #1,231 |
| 1895 | 32 | #326 | 12 | #943 |
| 1894 | 23 | #389 | 6 | #1,389 |
| 1893 | 29 | #323 | 15 | #769 |
| 1892 | 43 | #275 | 9 | #1,026 |
| 1891 | 18 | #414 | 7 | #1,120 |
| 1890 | 19 | #417 | 5 | #1,380 |
| 1889 | 24 | #361 | 7 | #1,045 |
| 1888 | 35 | #303 | 11 | #802 |
| 1887 | 39 | #255 | 9 | #807 |
| 1886 | 26 | #333 | 13 | #641 |
| 1885 | 28 | #319 | 8 | #802 |
| 1884 | 27 | #336 | 8 | #803 |
| 1883 | 22 | #360 | 6 | #844 |
| 1882 | 23 | #372 | 12 | #533 |
| 1881 | 32 | #278 | 6 | #757 |
| 1880 | 20 | #384 | 6 | #768 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Dee reached #255 in 1887. As a girl name, it reached #381 in 1962. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1960s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Dee
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.