Dee

Dee: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning: “from the letter D; also a river name”
Origin: English
Say it: DEE · 1 syllable
Used for: Both (69% girls, 31% boys since 1880)

Used as a nickname for names beginning with D, and also from the River Dee name of Welsh origin. As an independent given name, its origin can vary by bearer.

English names Names meaning water Short names

How popular is Dee?

20240 per million US babies

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.

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Babies named Dee in 20240

Peak year1881

Total US babies since 188023,100

Dee was not given to enough US babies in 2024 to appear in the records.

Names like Dee

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

Averyruler of elves · English
Riverriver · English
Sawyerwoodcutter · English
TatumTata's homestead · English
EmersonEmery's son · English
Haydenhay valley · English
Sagewise one; sage plant · English
Remingtonsettlement by the streambank · English

Dee questions

What does the name Dee mean?

Dee means "from the letter D; also a river name". It comes from English. Used as a nickname for names beginning with D, and also from the River Dee name of Welsh origin. As an independent given name, its origin can vary by bearer.

Is Dee a boy or girl name?

Dee is used for both: about 69% of US babies named Dee since 1880 were girls.

How popular is Dee?

Dee was given to fewer than 5 babies of either sex in 2024; its peak year was 1881.

How do you pronounce Dee?

Dee is usually pronounced DEE.

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.