Deian
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- DAY-an
- Origin
- Hebrew
- UK rank, 2025
- #3,747 for boys
Deian is a boys' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “beloved”. In 2025 it ranked 3,747th for boys in the UK (5 babies).
What does Deian mean?
Hebrew: Welsh pet form of Dafydd (David)
“beloved”
A Welsh pet form of Dafydd, the Welsh form of David, the name of the patron saint of Wales.
Is Deian a girl's or a boy's name?
Deian is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 5 boys in the UK. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Deian in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 3,747th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 5 about 1 in 60,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Falling down 55% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 5 boys in the UK were named Deian, making it the 3,747th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,562nd. Its busiest year was 2008, with 10 boys.
2025 had more boys named Deian than any year since 2020.
Half of all the boys named Deian in the UK since 1996 were born between 2005 and 2017. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
Among boys in 2025, it was 3,656th in England and Wales.
Deian in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5 | #3,747 |
| 2024 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 4 | #4,335 |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 4 | #4,188 |
| 2020 | 8 | #2,562 |
| 2019 | 9 | #2,399 |
| 2018 | 3 | #4,959 |
| 2017 | 7 | #2,875 |
| 2016 | 4 | #4,214 |
| 2015 | 6 | #3,149 |
| 2014 | 8 | #2,593 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 8 | #2,595 |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 3 | #4,865 |
| 2009 | 7 | #2,679 |
| 2008 | 10 | #2,048 |
| 2007 | 6 | #2,873 |
| 2006 | 5 | #3,013 |
| 2005 | 9 | #1,957 |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 5 | #2,574 |
| 2002 | 4 | #2,751 |
| 2001 | 3 | #3,255 |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 5 | #2,184 |
| 1998 | 5 | #2,170 |
| 1997 | 3 | #2,979 |
| 1996 | 3 | #2,949 |
Names like Deian
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Keegan, Finn, Brogan, Conan, Kayden, Brayden, Conlan, Kenan, Declan, Deacon, Rogan, Conn
Names related to Deian
More Hebrew names
Noah, Isabella, Elijah, James, Jack, Mia, Ava, Jude, Ezra, Benjamin, Isaac, Jacob, Ethan, Daniel, Samuel, Elias
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland) and Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Deian: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/deian, updated 20 October 2026.