Deandre
A French name derived from the Greek andros meaning "man".
Name Census estimates that about 29,013 living Americans carry the first name Deandre. It is a predominantly male name (98.5% of registrations). The average person named Deandre today is around 28 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Deandre births was 1995 (1,163 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Deandre. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
For a British comparison, Name Census UK has a UK baby-name profile for Deandre with official rankings and popularity over time.
Key insights
- • Although Deandre is used almost entirely for boys, the SSA data does show 452 girls registered with the name since 1880.
People living today
29K
~ 1 in 11,814 Americans
Peak year
1995
1,163 babies that year
Average age
28
years old
2024 SSA rank
#1,055
Tracked since 1958
Census
Deandre in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 21,028 people with the first name Deandre, which placed it at #1,553 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#1,553
National first-name rank
People counted
21K
21,028 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
7.0
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Black or African American
84.0% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Deandre
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Deandre is Black at 84.0%. The next largest groups are Two or More Races (7.2%) and Hispanic (5.6%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Deandre described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Deandre at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Black or African American84.0% · 17,660
- Two or more races7.2% · 1,509
- Hispanic or Latino5.6% · 1,170
- White2.2% · 453
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.7% · 151
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.4% · 85
Gender
Gender distribution for Deandre
Deandre leans heavily male at 98.5% of total registrations, but 452 girls have also been registered with the name over the years, giving it a small but present crossover presence.
Deandre as a male name
- Ranked #1,055 in 2024
- 207 male births in 2024
- Peak: 1994 (1,147 births)
Deandre as a female name
- Ranked #18,006 in 2009
- 5 female births in 2009
- Peak: 1985 (27 births)
2020 Census snapshot
In the 2020 Census sex table, Deandre leans strongly male. 20,740 people counted with this name were male (98.6%), compared with 284 female bearers (1.4%).
Popularity
Deandre: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Deandre from the 1950s through to the 2020s, spanning 8 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1990s, with 10,497 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 1990s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Deandre by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Deandre during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Deandres live
The SSA's state-level files cover 41 states and territories. California, Illinois, Michigan recorded the most babies named Deandre, while West Virginia, Utah, Alaska recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 667 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Deandre
The name Deandre is derived from the Greek name Andreas, which itself comes from the Greek word "andros" meaning "man" or "warrior." The prefix "De-" is a French or Norman prefix meaning "of." So the name Deandre essentially means "man of Andreas" or "warrior of Andreas."
The name Andreas has its origins in Ancient Greece, dating back to the 5th century BC or earlier. It was a common name among Greek men during classical antiquity. The apostle Andrew, one of the Twelve Apostles of Jesus Christ, is perhaps the most well-known bearer of the name Andreas in history.
The variation Deandre likely emerged in the Middle Ages, when the French or Norman prefix "De-" was added to the name Andreas. This would have been a way to distinguish different family lines or indicate one's father's name.
One of the earliest recorded examples of the name Deandre comes from the 13th century, when a French nobleman named Deandre de Montfort was mentioned in historical records from the time of the Albigensian Crusade.
Throughout history, there have been several notable individuals named Deandre, including:
1. Deandre Brackensick (born 1994), an American singer and songwriter who finished 8th on the 11th season of American Idol in 2012.
2. Deandre Ayton (born 1998), a Bahamian professional basketball player who was the first overall pick in the 2018 NBA draft.
3. Deandre Jordan (born 1988), an American professional basketball player who has played for the Los Angeles Clippers, Dallas Mavericks, and Brooklyn Nets in the NBA.
4. Deandre Goolsby (born 1995), an American football tight end who played college football for the University of Florida.
5. Deandre Baker (born 1997), an American football cornerback who played college football for the University of Georgia and was drafted by the New York Giants in the 2019 NFL Draft.
While the name Deandre has become more popular in recent decades, particularly in the United States, it has a rich history dating back to Ancient Greece and the Middle Ages in Europe.
People
Deandre + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Deandre as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with D
Other first names starting with D with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Deandre: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Deandre?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 29,013 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Deandre going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 11,814 US residents.
Is Deandre a common name?
We classify Deandre as "Uncommon". It ranks above 98.8% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 29,767 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Deandre most popular?
The single biggest year for Deandre was 1995, when 1,163 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Deandre is about 28 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Deandre in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 21,028 people with the name Deandre, or 6.96 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #1,553 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Deandre in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Deandre?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Deandre leans strongly male. 20,740 people counted with this name were male (98.6%), compared with 284 female bearers (1.4%). The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Deandre?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Deandre is Black at 84.0%. The next largest groups are Two or More Races (7.2%) and Hispanic (5.6%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Deandre most often in the Census?
Black is the largest reported group for people named Deandre in the 2020 Census, accounting for 84.0% (17,660 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Deandre in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Deandre a male name?
Yes, 98.5% of people registered as Deandre in the SSA data are male. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Deandre still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Deandre in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Deandre can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many people have Deandre as a first name?
If you just want to know how many Americans are named Deandre, HowManyOfMe.org gives you the headline number in one glance.