Dee
Girl name · American · English · Welsh
- US rank
- Unranked
- Syllables
- 1
- Peak
- #381 in 1962
0 babies were named Dee in the US in 2025.
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US births per million girls, 1880–2025
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Popularity: U.S. Social Security Administration (babies with 5+ births per year).
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A few things about Dee you might not know, from US birth records. Handy for convincing a partner, or a grandparent.
- HistoryDee has been in use since at least 1880, the first year US birth records were kept. That's 145 years of Dees, and counting.
- Best yearIts best year was 1962, when it reached #381.
About the name Dee
Dee is a girl name of American, English and Welsh origin. It has 3 letters and 1 syllable, starting with D and ending in “-dee”. US birth records list Dee for girls from 1880 to 2012, in 124 of those 133 years. Its best year was 1962, when it ranked #381 among girl names. It hasn't been given to 5 or more US babies in a year since 2012, so today it's a genuinely rare choice.
Origin:American namesEnglish namesWelsh names
| Decade | Babies per million | About 1 in |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 67 | 14,916 girls |
| 1890s | 39 | 25,820 girls |
| 1900s | 43 | 23,148 girls |
| 1910s | 37 | 26,752 girls |
| 1920s | 34 | 29,780 girls |
| 1930s | 78 | 12,812 girls |
| 1940s | 175 | 5,722 girls |
| 1950s | 224 | 4,467 girls |
| 1960s | 262 | 3,823 girls |
| 1970s | 101 | 9,891 girls |
| 1980s | 30 | 33,378 girls |
| 1990s | 8.7 | 114,548 girls |
| 2000s | 1.6 | 628,931 girls |
| 2010s | 2.3 | 441,176 girls |
Other spellings of Dee
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Questions about the name Dee
What is the origin of the name Dee?
Dee has American, English, Welsh roots in our records. Other American names include Lainey, Daisy, Josie.
Is Dee a boy or girl name?
Dee is a girl name.
How popular is the name Dee?
Dee is rare: fewer than 5 US girls got it in 2025, and it was last given to 5 or more in 2012. It peaked at #381 in 1962.