Given name & surname
Deo
“a godly man”
Deo is used as a given name and a surname. One Greek interpretation is “a godly man.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One Greek interpretation is “a godly man.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Greek.
How it developed
Deo is used as a variant of Dev.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1914. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Deo through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 278
- 278 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1924
- 13 babies
- 2025
- 10
- #7,800 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −30%
- Easing
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 10 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 7,800 among boys’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,016 as a first name in 2020; 1,841 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.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 2
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
Similar names
If you love Deo, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
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>99% boys
Cletus
“one who has been summoned”
>99% boys
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“having an abundance of grapes”
>99% boys
Plato
“one who has broad shoulders”
>99% boys
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>99% boys
Argus
“one who is vigilant and watchful”
>99% boys