Dee
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- DEE
- Origin
- English
Dee is a girls' name of English origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Dee mean?
English: short form of names beginning with D; also a river name
Often a short form of names starting with D, such as Dorothy or Deirdre, or taken from the letter D.
More on Wiktionary.
Is Dee a girl's or a boy's name?
Dee is a girls' name.
How popular is Dee in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2002, with 16 girls.
Half of all the girls named Dee in the UK since 1996 were born between 2001 and 2009. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.
Dee in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 1 | #7,491 |
| 2020 | 1 | #7,326 |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 2 | #7,433 |
| 2017 | 3 | #5,998 |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 1 | #7,690 |
| 2012 | 8 | #3,148 |
| 2011 | 2 | #7,640 |
| 2010 | 10 | #2,540 |
| 2009 | 5 | #4,141 |
| 2008 | 6 | #3,589 |
| 2007 | 7 | #3,060 |
| 2006 | 6 | #3,280 |
| 2005 | 7 | #2,806 |
| 2004 | 8 | #2,406 |
| 2003 | 8 | #2,320 |
| 2002 | 16 | #1,333 |
| 2001 | 10 | #1,832 |
| 2000 | 5 | #2,907 |
| 1999 | 1 | #5,182 |
| 1998 | 7 | #2,304 |
| 1997 | 6 | #2,552 |
| 1996 | 10 | #1,741 |
How popular is Dee in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1919, with 125 boys.
Half of all the boys named Dee in the US since 1880 were born between 1921 and 1957, the years shaded on the chart below.
Girls were 16% of the babies named Dee in the US in 1881, and 48% in 1996.
Dee in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 5 | #12,322 |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 6 | #10,599 |
| 2019 | 9 | #8,209 |
| 2018 | 6 | #10,754 |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 5 | #12,180 |
| 2015 | 6 | #10,638 |
| 2014 | 6 | #10,711 |
| 2013 | 13 | #6,236 |
| 2012 | 12 | #6,620 |
| 2011 | 7 | #9,593 |
| 2010 | 5 | #12,224 |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 7 | #9,864 |
| 2007 | 8 | #8,909 |
| 2006 | 12 | #6,455 |
| 2005 | 13 | #5,869 |
| 2004 | 6 | #9,941 |
| 2003 | 10 | #6,708 |
| 2002 | 10 | #6,515 |
| 2001 | 9 | #6,928 |
| 2000 | 13 | #5,290 |
| 1999 | 10 | #6,036 |
| 1998 | 6 | #8,472 |
| 1997 | 12 | #4,954 |
| 1996 | 17 | #3,824 |
| 1995 | 12 | #4,785 |
| 1994 | 15 | #4,088 |
| 1993 | 14 | #4,220 |
| 1992 | 11 | #4,864 |
| 1991 | 17 | #3,456 |
| 1990 | 16 | #3,601 |
| 1989 | 14 | #3,803 |
| 1988 | 15 | #3,345 |
| 1987 | 11 | #3,954 |
| 1986 | 25 | #2,224 |
| 1985 | 19 | #2,596 |
| 1984 | 26 | #2,035 |
| 1983 | 22 | #2,271 |
| 1982 | 27 | #1,998 |
| 1981 | 27 | #1,995 |
| 1980 | 30 | #1,852 |
| 1979 | 28 | #1,903 |
| 1978 | 38 | #1,508 |
| 1977 | 35 | #1,571 |
| 1976 | 32 | #1,645 |
| 1975 | 32 | #1,592 |
| 1974 | 37 | #1,409 |
| 1973 | 40 | #1,312 |
| 1972 | 34 | #1,453 |
| 1971 | 57 | #1,081 |
| 1970 | 47 | #1,207 |
| 1969 | 40 | #1,252 |
| 1968 | 41 | #1,183 |
| 1967 | 46 | #1,087 |
| 1966 | 50 | #1,027 |
| 1965 | 76 | #843 |
| 1964 | 71 | #901 |
| 1963 | 93 | #790 |
| 1962 | 83 | #831 |
| 1961 | 81 | #851 |
| 1960 | 102 | #759 |
| 1959 | 76 | #874 |
| 1958 | 85 | #814 |
| 1957 | 97 | #761 |
| 1956 | 87 | #795 |
| 1955 | 99 | #731 |
| 1954 | 98 | #726 |
| 1953 | 118 | #653 |
| 1952 | 108 | #667 |
| 1951 | 104 | #681 |
| 1950 | 86 | #740 |
| 1949 | 106 | #668 |
| 1948 | 106 | #657 |
| 1947 | 120 | #624 |
| 1946 | 104 | #630 |
| 1945 | 65 | #761 |
| 1944 | 92 | #642 |
| 1943 | 95 | #655 |
| 1942 | 86 | #693 |
| 1941 | 94 | #624 |
| 1940 | 99 | #597 |
| 1939 | 99 | #574 |
| 1938 | 118 | #537 |
| 1937 | 96 | #588 |
| 1936 | 100 | #577 |
| 1935 | 104 | #566 |
| 1934 | 111 | #560 |
| 1933 | 99 | #582 |
| 1932 | 100 | #590 |
| 1931 | 95 | #605 |
| 1930 | 88 | #662 |
| 1929 | 109 | #571 |
| 1928 | 83 | #694 |
| 1927 | 102 | #619 |
| 1926 | 99 | #631 |
| 1925 | 125 | #549 |
| 1924 | 116 | #589 |
| 1923 | 116 | #582 |
| 1922 | 123 | #574 |
| 1921 | 120 | #576 |
| 1920 | 97 | #640 |
| 1919 | 125 | #531 |
| 1918 | 112 | #575 |
| 1917 | 111 | #557 |
| 1916 | 88 | #620 |
| 1915 | 120 | #507 |
| 1914 | 66 | #622 |
| 1913 | 57 | #579 |
| 1912 | 64 | #497 |
| 1911 | 40 | #461 |
| 1910 | 35 | #461 |
| 1909 | 35 | #419 |
| 1908 | 36 | #389 |
| 1907 | 34 | #385 |
| 1906 | 38 | #335 |
| 1905 | 36 | #337 |
| 1904 | 21 | #466 |
| 1903 | 25 | #393 |
| 1902 | 26 | #388 |
| 1901 | 16 | #487 |
| 1900 | 35 | #375 |
| 1899 | 28 | #336 |
| 1898 | 30 | #350 |
| 1897 | 25 | #375 |
| 1896 | 24 | #400 |
| 1895 | 32 | #326 |
| 1894 | 23 | #387 |
| 1893 | 29 | #323 |
| 1892 | 43 | #274 |
| 1891 | 18 | #411 |
| 1890 | 19 | #415 |
| 1889 | 24 | #360 |
| 1888 | 35 | #302 |
| 1887 | 39 | #254 |
| 1886 | 26 | #332 |
| 1885 | 28 | #318 |
| 1884 | 27 | #336 |
| 1883 | 22 | #359 |
| 1882 | 23 | #370 |
| 1881 | 32 | #276 |
| 1880 | 20 | #381 |
Names like Dee
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Connie Ffion Bree Caragh Faye Renee Fern Aoibheann Dove Bonnie Cove Nancy
Names related to Dee
More English names
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Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Dee: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/dee, updated 20 October 2026.