Deneane
Of Ancient Greek origin, meaning "temple priestess" or "priestess of Dionysus".
Name Census estimates that about 89 living Americans carry the first name Deneane. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Deneane today is around 58 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Deneane births was 1964 (24 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Deneane. 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.
Key insights
- • Fewer than 100 living Americans are believed to carry the name Deneane. It is among the rarest names in the SSA records.
People living today
89
~ 1 in 3,851,172 Americans
Peak year
1964
24 babies that year
Average age
58
years old
1982 SSA rank
#10,897
Tracked since 1964
Census
Deneane in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 166 people with the first name Deneane, which placed it at #42,903 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
#42,903
National first-name rank
People counted
166
166 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.1
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
White
56.0% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Deneane
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Deneane is White at 56.0%. The next largest groups are Black (30.7%) and Hispanic (4.8%). 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 Deneane 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 Deneane at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White56.0% · 93
- Black or African American30.7% · 51
- Hispanic or Latino4.8% · 8
- Two or more races4.2% · 7
- American Indian and Alaska Native3.0% · 5
- Asian and Pacific Islander1.2% · 2
Popularity
Deneane: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Deneane from the 1960s through to the 1980s, spanning 3 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1960s, with 69 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 1960s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Deneane 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 Deneane during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Deneanes live
Origin
Meaning and history of Deneane
The name Deneane has its roots in the Old English language, with origins dating back to the Anglo-Saxon period in Britain, around the 5th to 11th centuries AD. It is believed to be derived from the Old English words "denu," meaning valley, and "ean," meaning lamb or kid. This suggests that the name Deneane may have originally referred to someone who lived or worked in a valley where lambs or goats were raised.
One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Deneane can be found in the Domesday Book, a comprehensive survey of land ownership and taxation in England commissioned by William the Conqueror in 1086. The entry lists a landholder named Deneane in the county of Dorset.
In the 12th century, a notable figure bearing the name Deneane was a monk and chronicler known as Deneane of Canterbury. He was a member of the Benedictine order and wrote several historical works detailing the lives of English saints and the affairs of Canterbury Cathedral during his lifetime.
During the Renaissance period, a French painter named Deneane Clouet (c. 1516-1572) gained recognition for his portrait work, particularly his depictions of members of the French royal court under the reign of King Francis I and his successors.
In the 18th century, Deneane Burroughs (1737-1807) was a British botanist and horticulturist who made significant contributions to the study and cultivation of plants. She was a member of the Royal Society and wrote several influential works on botany.
More recently, in the 20th century, Deneane Richburg (1918-1997) was an American actress and singer who appeared in numerous Broadway musicals and films throughout her career, including roles in classics such as "Show Boat" and "Oklahoma!"
These examples illustrate the historical presence and varied contexts in which the name Deneane has been used over the centuries, from its Old English origins to its adoption by notable individuals across various fields and cultures.
People
Deneane + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Deneane 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
Deneane: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Deneane?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 89 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Deneane 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 3,851,172 US residents.
Is Deneane a common name?
We classify Deneane as "Very Rare". It ranks above 62.9% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 104 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Deneane most popular?
The single biggest year for Deneane was 1964, when 24 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Deneane is about 58 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Deneane in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 166 people with the name Deneane, or 0.05 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #42,903 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 Deneane 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 Deneane?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Deneane appears almost entirely female. Of the 153 people counted with this name, 100.0% were female and only a very small share were male. 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 Deneane?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Deneane is White at 56.0%. The next largest groups are Black (30.7%) and Hispanic (4.8%). 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 Deneane most often in the Census?
White is the largest reported group for people named Deneane in the 2020 Census, accounting for 56.0% (93 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 Deneane in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Deneane a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Deneane in the SSA data are female. 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 Deneane still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Deneane 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 Deneane 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 are named Deneane?
For a quick modern estimate, our sister site HowManyOfMe.org answers that in one glance, with the living-bearer count front and centre.