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Boy name Old English origin

Dean

DEEN · 4 letters · 1 syllables
What it means
From the valley or church official
Language
Old English
Culture
English
Style era
modern
Themes
short · classic
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Popularity over time

2024 rank#142
2024 births2,545
Peak year1961
First appeared1880
Total US births190,040
1961 peak18801916195219882024
Source: US Social Security Administration national records, 1880-2024.

Nicknames & variants

Common nicknames
Deano
In other languages
DinoDeon

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Notable people named Dean

Dean Martin
James Dean
Dean Koontz