unisex name

Dee

  • Gender Unisex
  • Syllables 1
  • Letters 3
  • Births on record 23,343

Scotland

#920

2012 births

Dee is a unisex name with 1 syllable. It is given to both girls and boys — about 69% of recorded births with this name are girls. In 2022 it was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

  • Peaked in 1961, when 704 babies were given the name.
  • It has been falling over the past decade.
  • 1 syllable, with the stress on syllable 1.

Dee over time

Births per decade in the United States, 1880s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2022, not a full ten years.

5,509
'80 '90 '00 '10 '20 '30 '40 '50 '60 '70 '80 '90 '00 '10 '20
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Births named Dee by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1880s 362
1890s 357
1900s 428
1910s 1,120
1920s 1,491
1930s 1,846
1940s 3,514
1950s 5,285
1960s 5,509
1970s 1,965
1980s 725
1990s 288
2000s 117
2010s 81
2020s (to 2022) 11

How popular is Dee?

In 2022, Dee was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Where Dee is used

Scotland #920 3 in 2012
France #1,671 5 in 1960
England & Wales #6,879 3 in 2017
United States #13,179 5 in 2022

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

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.

Names that peaked alongside Dee

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Dee also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Dee over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Dee

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Dee — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Dee

How popular is the name Dee?

In 2022, Dee was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Is Dee a girl's or a boy's name?

Dee is used for both girls and boys. About 69% of recorded births with this name are girls.

How many syllables are in Dee?

Dee has 1 syllable.

When was Dee most popular?

Dee peaked in 1961, when 704 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.