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Dee

/ˈdi/ · 69% girls, 31% boys · last recorded 2022

Dee has been given to about 23,099 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1961, which makes it a boomer-era name.

Meaning
Origin
Syllables1
Pronunciation/ˈdi/
Nicknames
Living in the US≈ 16,125
Median age today66 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Dee per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1961 · 704
  • Born in 20250
  • All time23,099

How popular is Dee?

Its best year was 1961, when 704 babies were given the name, ranking 387th. The typical living American called Dee is about 66 years old today.

Names that sound like Dee

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Lee0.66
  2. Del0.57
  3. Sydnee0.57
  4. Dell0.54
  5. Bree0.53
  6. Hadlee0.52
  7. Dale0.49
  8. Derek0.49

Middle names for Dee

Ranked by flow score
  1. Dee Noelle0.83
  2. Dee Catherine0.80
  3. Dee Frances0.80
  4. Dee Belle0.80
  5. Dee Josephine0.80
  6. Dee Hazel0.80

Sibling names for Dee

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Gwensister · 0.94
  2. Ramonasister · 0.90
  3. Margosister · 0.90
  4. Frankieeither · 0.86
  5. Tommybrother · 0.85
  6. Jaybrother · 0.85

Where Dee is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Dee Wilson0.75
    2. Dee Williams0.75
    3. Dee Walker0.75
    4. Dee Turner0.75
    5. Dee Torres0.75
    6. Dee Thompson0.75

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Dee

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. England & Wales1996–2025
    3. Scotland1974–2020
    4. France1900–2025
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.