Is De a boy or girl name?

De is a unisex name. Of the 1,322 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 48.5% were girls and 51.5% were boys. It changed hands in 1985, and has gone mainly to boys since.

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De

Recorded 1914–2011 · United States

De was most popular in 1992, when 64 American babies were given the name — ranking #3,469 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,322 people named De.

De over time

Births per year. The dot marks De’s peak in 1992. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is De a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record De is a unisex name — 48.5% of the 1,322 Americans given it were girls and 51.5% were boys. It changed hands: since 1985 it has gone mainly to boys, having gone mainly to girls before that.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside De

Where De is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

New York 4.6×

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org