Given name & surname
Dene
“from the valley; a church official”
Dene is a variant of Dean. One English interpretation is “from the valley; a church official.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Dene is a variant of Dean. One English interpretation is “from the valley; a church official.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Dene is a variant of Danae. An origin associated with Danae is Greek. Dene is a variant of Dean. An origin associated with Dean is English. Dene is a variant of Dinah. An origin associated with Dinah is Hebrew.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
In English use, Dene is used as a spelling variant of Dean.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1917. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. Dene is a variant of Danae. The history of Danae gives this family its wider story. In mythological stories, Danae is associated with the mother of Perseus. Dene is a variant of Dean. The history of Dean gives this family its wider story. Dean’s naming history includes the use of a family name as a given name.
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Dene through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 795
- 223 boys · 572 girls
- Most popular year
- 1965
- 26 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
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- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 12 in 2000. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 19 in 1965. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 769 as a first name in 2020; 151 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Dene’s family of names
Dene has an alternative spelling in Dean. Dene has a related form in Dean. Dene has a related form in Dinah.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 5
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Dene
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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