boy's name

Deep

  • Gender Boy
  • Syllables 1
  • Letters 4
  • Births on record 512

Deep is a boy's name with 1 syllable. In 2015 it was given to 8 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

  • Peaked in 2000, when 29 babies were given the name.
  • It has largely dropped out of use.
  • First appears in US birth records in 1988.
  • 1 syllable, with the stress on syllable 1.

Deep over time

Births per decade in the United States, 1980s to 2010s. The striped bar is the 2010s, still in progress — it covers 2010 to 2015, not a full ten years.

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Births named Deep by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1980s 6
1990s 142
2000s 158
2010s (to 2015) 46

How popular is Deep?

In 2015, Deep was given to 8 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Where Deep is used

Canada #2,237 7 in 2012
England & Wales #3,888 5 in 2024
United States #8,916 8 in 2015

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 Deep

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

Parents who like Deep also like

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

Sibling names for Deep

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

Common questions about Deep

How popular is the name Deep?

In 2015, Deep was given to 8 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

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

Deep is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.

How many syllables are in Deep?

Deep has 1 syllable.

When was Deep most popular?

Deep peaked in 2000, when 29 babies were given the name. It has largely dropped out of use.