Popularity: The name Dede ranked 3896th in popularity for females of all ages in a sample of the 1990 US Census.

Though this name appears on the 1990 U.S. Census lists, it is used by only a small percentage of the general population.

Narrative: It has a number of possible sources, including the surname Dees, which is derived from an Old English word meaning ''noble''; the name of the River Dee; and a Welsh word meaning ''Dark.'' It may also have developed as a short form of any personal name beginning with the letter D.