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01 / Meaning & origin
De is a feminine given name.
Separate records with matching spellings: De (Q79336255), De (Q97308671)
No etymology is recorded in our sources for this spelling yet. The record exists because the name is documented in use; a meaning will be shown only once a cited source supports it.
02 / Across borders
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United States, 2011: 7 boys (rank 9600).
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03 / By the numbers
Follow the spelling through the years, one published dataset at a time.
1880–2025 Spelling: De
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Source: US Social Security Administration; redistributed by nkrishnaswami · SSA national baby names, 1880–2025 (CC0 redistribution)
Integer application counts retained without rounding.
Per million is unavailable: this source has no matching published total.
| Year | Applications | Rank | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1881 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1882 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1883 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1884 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1885 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1886 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1887 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1888 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1889 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1890 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1891 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1892 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1893 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1894 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1895 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1896 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1897 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1898 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1899 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1900 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1901 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1902 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1903 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1904 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1905 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1906 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1907 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1908 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1909 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1910 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1911 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1912 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1913 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1914 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1915 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1916 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1917 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1918 | 5 | 4,809 | observed |
| 1919 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1920 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1921 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1922 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1923 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1924 | 5 | 5,061 | observed |
| 1925 | 5 | 4,973 | observed |
| 1926 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1927 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1928 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1929 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1930 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1931 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1932 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1933 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1934 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1935 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1936 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1937 | 5 | 4,255 | observed |
| 1938 | 7 | 3,450 | observed |
| 1939 | 6 | 3,782 | observed |
| 1940 | 7 | 3,503 | observed |
| 1941 | 7 | 3,559 | observed |
| 1942 | 9 | 3,194 | observed |
| 1943 | 5 | 4,691 | observed |
| 1944 | 5 | 4,574 | observed |
| 1945 | 9 | 3,132 | observed |
| 1946 | 8 | 3,665 | observed |
| 1947 | 9 | 3,706 | observed |
| 1948 | 5 | 5,243 | observed |
| 1949 | 5 | 5,244 | observed |
| 1950 | 11 | 3,235 | observed |
| 1951 | 5 | 5,414 | observed |
| 1952 | 7 | 4,483 | observed |
| 1953 | 9 | 3,955 | observed |
| 1954 | 8 | 4,278 | observed |
| 1955 | 9 | 4,069 | observed |
| 1956 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1957 | 16 | 2,926 | observed |
| 1958 | 11 | 3,747 | observed |
| 1959 | 12 | 3,619 | observed |
| 1960 | 10 | 4,184 | observed |
| 1961 | 16 | 3,189 | observed |
| 1962 | 23 | 2,539 | observed |
| 1963 | 12 | 3,801 | observed |
| 1964 | 11 | 4,096 | observed |
| 1965 | 13 | 3,549 | observed |
| 1966 | 8 | 4,866 | observed |
| 1967 | 13 | 3,656 | observed |
| 1968 | 27 | 2,360 | observed |
| 1969 | 15 | 3,619 | observed |
| 1970 | 16 | 3,712 | observed |
| 1971 | 11 | 4,810 | observed |
| 1972 | 9 | 5,480 | observed |
| 1973 | 6 | 7,435 | observed |
| 1974 | 5 | 8,775 | observed |
| 1975 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1976 | 9 | 6,048 | observed |
| 1977 | 8 | 6,892 | observed |
| 1978 | 7 | 7,649 | observed |
| 1979 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1980 | 7 | 8,178 | observed |
| 1981 | 13 | 5,254 | observed |
| 1982 | 8 | 7,469 | observed |
| 1983 | 12 | 5,457 | observed |
| 1984 | 8 | 7,398 | observed |
| 1985 | 7 | 8,318 | observed |
| 1986 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1987 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1988 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1989 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1990 | 11 | 7,303 | observed |
| 1991 | 17 | 5,399 | observed |
| 1992 | 18 | 5,267 | observed |
| 1993 | 17 | 5,419 | observed |
| 1994 | 17 | 5,445 | observed |
| 1995 | 12 | 7,041 | observed |
| 1996 | 12 | 7,130 | observed |
| 1997 | 8 | 9,802 | observed |
| 1998 | 7 | 11,138 | observed |
| 1999 | 19 | 5,424 | observed |
| 2000 | 19 | 5,705 | observed |
| 2001 | 10 | 9,351 | observed |
| 2002 | 5 | 15,432 | observed |
| 2003 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2004 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2005 | 5 | 16,462 | observed |
| 2006 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2007 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2008 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2009 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2010 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2011 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2012 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2013 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2014 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2015 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2016 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2017 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2018 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2019 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2020 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2021 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2022 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2023 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2024 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2025 | no value | no value | not covered |
Statistics count the spelling “De” as recorded by the publisher. When a spelling has several independent origins, the counts are not split between them. Counts measure applications. Gaps are years without a published value, not zeros.
Rates per million are unavailable for this series because no compatible denominator has been imported.
Retrieved 2026-10-15 · CC0-1.0
Read our methodology04 / Through time
Passages quoted verbatim from public-domain reference works. They reflect the scholarship of their time, not current consensus, and may use obsolete spellings.
Dé— “fire”
Another Irish St. Aeddan, who was bishop of Ferns about the year 632, has a most curious variety of namesakes—some from his baptismal name, others from his pet appellation Móedóg, that is M'Óedóg, namely Ma Otdóg, my little Aodh. This strange custom of prefixing the possessive pronoun, first person singular, to the proper name of a saint was very general. Maodhòg, as it has since become, is still common in Wexford, where the Irish language has disappeared. It is pronounced…
Another Irish St. Aeddan, who was bishop of Ferns about the year 632, has a most curious variety of namesakes—some from his baptismal name, others from his pet appellation Móedóg, that is M'Óedóg, namely Ma Otdóg, my little Aodh. This strange custom of prefixing the possessive pronoun, first person singular, to the proper name of a saint was very general. Maodhòg, as it has since become, is still common in Wexford, where the Irish language has disappeared. It is pronounced and written Mogne, and is perpetuated in honour of the Saint of Ferns. Madog, or Madawc, was the usual form in Wales, where it has always been in great favour. Madawc, prince of Powysland, who died in 1158, in great favour with Henry II. The Latin translation of Aidan, Aideus, or Aidanus, has adhered to him in Basse Bretagne, but has there been cut down into Dé, St. Dé being the appellation of a village there, the church of which is dedicated to Mogne, is by Irish Protestants often Anglicized as Aidan, by the Roman Catholics as Moses.
Yonge, History of Christian Names (1884), Part V, Chapter II (Ancient Keltic Names), Section I (Welsh Mythic Names) · Public domain (Project Gutenberg)
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06 / Behind the facts
Review status: Source-reported — no editorial review recorded yet. Last data change 2026-10-15.
SSA national baby names, 1880–2025 (CC0 redistribution)
US Social Security Administration; redistributed by nkrishnaswami · CC0-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
South Australia — Popular Baby Names, per-year lists including names given once, 1944-2017
Attorney-General's Department, South Australia (via data.sa.gov.au) · CC-BY-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Statistik Austria — Vornamen (OGDEXT_VORNAMEN_1): first names of live births, Austria, 1984-2025 (national counts from district rows)
Statistik Austria (Bundesanstalt Statistik Österreich) · CC-BY-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Fichier des prénoms — édition 2026 (naissances 1900 à 2025), fichier national
Insee (Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques) · LO-2.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Finland — first given names of living Finnish citizens in Finland or abroad, 2026-08-03
Digital and Population Data Services Agency (DVV), Finland · CC-BY-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
NISRA — First Forenames Given to Babies Registered in Northern Ireland, 1997-2025 (full list)
Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA) · OGL-UK-3.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Wiktionary text: CC BY-SA 4.0. Wikidata: CC0. Commons recordings retain their individual file licences. Complete attribution is available in each group above and alongside each chart.
