girl's name
Dea
- Gender Girl
- Syllables 1
- Letters 3
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 2,675
Dea is a girl's name with 1 syllable. In 2025 it was given to 22 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in 1963, when 45 babies were given the name.
- Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 150,716 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1901.
- 1 syllable, with the stress on syllable 1.
Dea over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1900s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1900s | 5 |
| 1910s | 43 |
| 1920s | 59 |
| 1930s | 38 |
| 1940s | 133 |
| 1950s | 249 |
| 1960s | 340 |
| 1970s | 273 |
| 1980s | 169 |
| 1990s | 71 |
| 2000s | 176 |
| 2010s | 187 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 99 |
How popular is Dea?
In 2025, Dea was given to 22 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Where Dea is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
How Dea is spelled
Birth registers count each spelling separately, so every one has its own ranking.
| Spelling | What it is | Births on record |
|---|---|---|
| Déa | Déa is a rare spelling of Dea, written with an acute accent and recorded about 125 times, mostly in France. | 125 |
Names that peaked alongside Dea
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Dea also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Dea over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Dea
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Dea — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Dea
How popular is the name Dea?
In 2025, Dea was given to 22 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Dea a girl's or a boy's name?
Dea is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
How many syllables are in Dea?
Dea has 1 syllable.
When was Dea most popular?
Dea peaked in 1963, when 45 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
Is Dea a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Dea currently ranks #2,221 in the United States. Its usage has held steady over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.