De
Boy · DUH · Chinese
De is a boys' name of Chinese origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
Where does De come from?
Chinese: Chinese or Korean syllable; meaning depends on the character used
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- DUH
Is De a girl's or a boy's name?
De is a boys' name.
How popular is De in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2007, with 8 boys.
Half of all the boys named De in the UK since 1996 were born between 2002 and 2009, the years shaded on the chart below.
De in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 4 | #4,169 |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 3 | #5,015 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 4 | #4,008 |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 7 | #2,775 |
| 2009 | 5 | #3,395 |
| 2008 | 5 | #3,305 |
| 2007 | 8 | #2,337 |
| 2006 | 6 | #2,645 |
| 2005 | 4 | #3,330 |
| 2004 | 6 | #2,399 |
| 2003 | 4 | #2,990 |
| 2002 | 3 | #3,325 |
| 2001 | 4 | #2,714 |
| 2000 | 4 | #2,612 |
| 1999 | 4 | #2,513 |
| 1998 | 3 | #3,021 |
| 1997 | 3 | #2,979 |
| 1996 | 1 | #3,776 |
How popular is De in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1992, with 46 boys. It first appears in the records in 1914.
Half of all the boys named De in the US since 1880 were born between 1986 and 1999, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 1968, 84% of the babies named De in the US were girls. By 2001 it was 32%, with more boys than girls since 1990.
De in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 7 | #9,593 |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 7 | #9,782 |
| 2006 | 12 | #6,455 |
| 2005 | 10 | #7,089 |
| 2004 | 13 | #5,807 |
| 2003 | 14 | #5,265 |
| 2002 | 17 | #4,496 |
| 2001 | 21 | #3,837 |
| 2000 | 41 | #2,326 |
| 1999 | 35 | #2,506 |
| 1998 | 29 | #2,779 |
| 1997 | 28 | #2,746 |
| 1996 | 37 | #2,213 |
| 1995 | 29 | #2,551 |
| 1994 | 41 | #2,007 |
| 1993 | 37 | #2,118 |
| 1992 | 46 | #1,799 |
| 1991 | 32 | #2,221 |
| 1990 | 27 | #2,483 |
| 1989 | 18 | #3,199 |
| 1988 | 8 | #5,194 |
| 1987 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 6 | #5,920 |
| 1985 | 18 | #2,708 |
| 1984 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 8 | #4,497 |
| 1982 | 8 | #4,591 |
| 1981 | 5 | #6,260 |
| 1980 | 6 | #5,523 |
| 1979 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 7 | #4,552 |
| 1977 | 5 | #5,843 |
| 1976 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 5 | #5,462 |
| 1974 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 6 | #4,438 |
| 1971 | 7 | #3,961 |
| 1970 | 6 | #4,228 |
| 1969 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 5 | #4,135 |
| 1967 | 5 | #3,964 |
| 1966 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 5 | #4,063 |
| 1960 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 6 | #3,550 |
| 1956 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 5 | #3,536 |
| 1942 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 5 | #3,479 |
| 1938 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 6 | #3,389 |
| 1930 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 7 | #3,355 |
| 1927 | 7 | #3,450 |
| 1926 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 5 | #4,236 |
| 1922 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 5 | #4,178 |
| 1917 | 11 | #2,422 |
| 1916 | 8 | #2,925 |
| 1915 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 5 | #3,263 |
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