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Deana

Deana: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning
“valley; or divine”
Origin
English
Say it
DEE-nuh · 2 syllables
Used for
Girls

Usually an English feminine form or variant of Dean, from an English surname meaning 'valley.' It is also sometimes used as a variant of Dina or Diana, so usage can reflect more than one source.

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How popular is Deana?

20243.9 per million US babies
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Drag the line or the slider to read any year. Values are per million US births recorded by Social Security. Records before about 1937 undercount births, so early peaks can look taller than they were.

Babies named Deana in 202413

Peak year1970

Total US babies since 188023,463

Deana is fading: recent use is about 38% of its level ten years before.

Names like Deana

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

  • Deanvalley · English
  • Oliviaolive tree · English
  • Evelyndesired; little bird · English
  • Harperharp player · English
  • Violetviolet flower · English
  • Hazelhazel tree · English
  • Ellieshort form of names ending in -el or -ella · English
  • Lilylily flower · English

Deana questions

What does the name Deana mean?

Deana means "valley; or divine". It comes from English. Usually an English feminine form or variant of Dean, from an English surname meaning 'valley.' It is also sometimes used as a variant of Dina or Diana, so usage can reflect more than one source.

Is Deana a boy or girl name?

Deana is mainly a girl's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Deana?

13 US babies were named Deana in 2024. Its peak year was 1970.

How do you pronounce Deana?

Deana is usually pronounced DEE-nuh.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.