Deyana
A feminine name of Slavic origin, representing the name of a deity.
Name Census estimates that about 302 living Americans carry the first name Deyana. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Deyana today is around 22 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Deyana births was 2006 (17 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Deyana. 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 Deyana with official rankings and popularity over time.
People living today
302
~ 1 in 1,134,948 Americans
Peak year
2006
17 babies that year
Average age
22
years old
2024 SSA rank
#15,847
Tracked since 1982
Census
Deyana in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 338 people with the first name Deyana, which placed it at #27,177 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
#27,177
National first-name rank
People counted
338
338 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.1
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Black or African American
51.2% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Deyana
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Deyana is Black at 51.2%. The next largest groups are White (19.2%) and Hispanic (16.9%). 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 Deyana 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 Deyana at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Black or African American51.2% · 173
- White19.2% · 65
- Hispanic or Latino16.9% · 57
- Two or more races6.5% · 22
- Asian and Pacific Islander4.7% · 16
- American Indian and Alaska Native1.5% · 5
Popularity
Deyana: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Deyana from the 1980s through to the 2020s, spanning 5 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2000s, with 123 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 2000s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Deyana 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 Deyana during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Origin
Meaning and history of Deyana
The name Deyana is of Slavic origin, most likely derived from the Bulgarian language. It is believed to have emerged in the 9th or 10th century AD during the First Bulgarian Empire. The name may be a feminine form of the male name Deyko, which itself is thought to be derived from the Proto-Slavic word "deja," meaning "to work" or "to do."
One of the earliest recorded mentions of the name Deyana can be found in the Manasses Chronicle, a Byzantine chronicle written in the 12th century AD. The chronicle includes a list of Bulgarian rulers, and one of them is referred to as "Deyana, daughter of Krum." This likely refers to the daughter of Krum the Bulgarian, who ruled the First Bulgarian Empire from 803 to 814 AD.
Another notable historical figure with the name Deyana was Deyana of Bulgaria, a 12th-century Bulgarian princess who married the Byzantine Emperor Alexios III Angelos in 1199 AD. Their marriage helped solidify an alliance between the Byzantine Empire and the Second Bulgarian Empire.
In the 14th century, there was a Bulgarian noblewoman named Deyana Dragash, who was the wife of the Serbian king Stefan Dečanski. She played a significant role in the political and cultural affairs of the Serbian kingdom during her husband's reign.
Moving forward in time, Deyana Doncheva was a Bulgarian writer and poet who lived from 1940 to 2008. She was a prominent figure in the Bulgarian literary scene and published several collections of poetry and short stories.
Lastly, Deyana Dimitrova is a contemporary Bulgarian actress born in 1986. She has appeared in numerous films and television series, both in Bulgaria and internationally, and has received several awards for her performances.
While the name Deyana has its roots in the Slavic culture and language, it has gained popularity in other parts of the world as well, particularly in regions with a strong Bulgarian or Slavic diaspora. However, its historical significance and earliest recorded uses can be traced back to the medieval Bulgarian empires and the prominent figures who bore this name during that era.
People
Deyana + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Deyana 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
Deyana: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Deyana?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 302 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Deyana 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 1,134,948 US residents.
Is Deyana a common name?
We classify Deyana as "Very Rare". It ranks above 79.3% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 308 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Deyana most popular?
The single biggest year for Deyana was 2006, when 17 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Deyana is about 22 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Deyana in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 338 people with the name Deyana, or 0.11 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #27,177 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 Deyana 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 Deyana?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Deyana leans strongly female. 336 people counted with this name were female (98.8%), compared with 4 male bearers (1.2%). 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 Deyana?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Deyana is Black at 51.2%. The next largest groups are White (19.2%) and Hispanic (16.9%). 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 Deyana most often in the Census?
Black is the largest reported group for people named Deyana in the 2020 Census, accounting for 51.2% (173 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 Deyana in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Deyana a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Deyana 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 Deyana still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Deyana 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 Deyana 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 share the name Deyana?
For a faster, more casual read, check HowManyOfMe.org — our sister site built around that single question.