Deanna

dee-AN-uh

Girl

Average rank #2,575 across 3 of 7 countries

Meaning & origin

English

Either a variant of Diana or a feminine form of Dean. This name was popularized by the Canadian actress and singer Deanna Durbin (1921-), whose birth name was Edna. Her stage name was a rearrangement of the letters of her real name, meaning "Probably derived from an old Indo-European root meaning "heavenly, divine", related to dyeus (see Zeus). Diana was a Roman goddess of the moon, hunting, forests, and childbirth, often identified with the Greek goddess Artemis."

How popular is Deanna?

馃彺鬆仹鬆仮鬆仴鬆伄鬆仹鬆伩 England & Wales

#4,201

in 2025

馃嚭馃嚫 USA

#2,175

in 2025

馃嚚馃嚘 Canada

#1,349

in 2024

Not in top rankings for: 馃彺鬆仹鬆仮鬆伋鬆仯鬆伌鬆伩 Scotland, 馃嚠馃嚜 Ireland, 馃嚘馃嚭 Australia, 馃嚦馃嚳 New Zealand

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