Deane
Meaning
a historic English surname spelling of Dean, from Old English denu, valley, or the ecclesiastical title dean
Popularity, 1890–2024
Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Deane has stayed rare in US records the whole time: no peak decade to name.
See popularity in Brazil
Popularity in Brazil
988 people · the #8,355 first name in Brazil · about 1 in 200,000 · median age 34
Among people named Deane living in Brazil at the 2022 census, more were born in the 1980s than in any other decade.
Source: IBGE, Censo Demográfico 2022
When you meet Deane
Most people given the name Deane in the United States were born between 1950 and 1979. The Deane you meet today is most often in his 50s or 60s.
Estimated from US Social Security birth registrations and typical lifespans; a rough guide, not a rule.
The Deane deep dive
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