Dena
#4,546 for girls in 2025, 30 births · Last seen for boys in 1989 at #6,229
Given to girls 99.8% of the time
Showing
- Peak · girls
- 1970 · 1,542 births
- Debut · girls
- 13 births
- In top 100 · girls
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 32,479since 1880
Dena over time
girls
Rank among girls' names. Dena has never cracked the top 200 here.
Hover or use arrow keys to read values by year; click or press Enter to open that year.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #4,546 | 30 | — | |
| 2024 | #4,669 | 29 | — | |
| 2023 | #4,873 | 27 | — | |
| 2022 | #4,108 | 35 | — | |
| 2021 | #4,326 | 32 | — | |
| 2020 | #4,548 | 29 | — | |
| 2019 | #4,343 | 32 | — | |
| 2018 | #3,918 | 37 | — | |
| 2017 | #3,627 | 42 | — | |
| 2016 | #3,523 | 44 | — | |
| 2015 | #3,989 | 37 | — | |
| 2014 | #3,486 | 45 | — | |
| 2013 | #3,573 | 43 | — | |
| 2012 | #4,296 | 34 | — | |
| 2011 | #3,659 | 42 | — | |
| 2010 | #3,256 | 50 | — | |
| 2009 | #3,460 | 47 | — | |
| 2008 | #2,957 | 59 | — | |
| 2007 | #2,930 | 61 | — | |
| 2006 | #2,701 | 66 | — | |
| 2005 | #2,503 | 69 | — | |
| 2004 | #2,556 | 65 | — | |
| 2003 | #2,092 | 84 | — | |
| 2002 | #1,897 | 93 | — | |
| 2001 | #2,259 | 71 | — | |
| 2000 | #1,827 | 94 | — | |
| 1999 | #1,770 | 90 | — | |
| 1998 | #1,607 | 101 | — | |
| 1997 | #1,585 | 101 | — | |
| 1996 | #1,176 | 154 | — | |
| 1995 | #1,306 | 127 | — | |
| 1994 | #1,400 | 115 | — | |
| 1993 | #1,312 | 128 | — | |
| 1992 | #1,225 | 142 | — | |
| 1991 | #1,137 | 156 | — | |
| 1990 | #957 | 196 | — | |
| 1989 | #852 | 218 | #6,229 | 7 |
| 1988 | #751 | 250 | — | |
| 1987 | #762 | 236 | — | |
| 1986 | #670 | 273 | — | |
| 1985 | #552 | 358 | — | |
| 1984 | #492 | 406 | — | |
| 1983 | #478 | 416 | — | |
| 1982 | #466 | 451 | — | |
| 1981 | #452 | 476 | #4,509 | 8 |
| 1980 | #416 | 530 | — | |
| 1979 | #403 | 537 | — | |
| 1978 | #398 | 517 | — | |
| 1977 | #368 | 582 | — | |
| 1976 | #331 | 676 | — | |
| 1975 | #293 | 815 | #4,797 | 6 |
| 1974 | #286 | 838 | — | |
| 1973 | #284 | 854 | #4,505 | 6 |
| 1972 | #271 | 972 | #3,344 | 9 |
| 1971 | #252 | 1,171 | #3,146 | 10 |
| 1970 | #208 | 1,542 | — | |
| 1969 | #237 | 1,264 | — | |
| 1968 | #266 | 1,019 | #4,136 | 5 |
| 1967 | #273 | 960 | — | |
| 1966 | #303 | 843 | — | |
| 1965 | #318 | 810 | — | |
| 1964 | #306 | 908 | #4,039 | 5 |
| 1963 | #300 | 957 | — | |
| 1962 | #309 | 906 | — | |
| 1961 | #341 | 768 | — | |
| 1960 | #355 | 739 | — | |
| 1959 | #387 | 599 | — | |
| 1958 | #408 | 516 | — | |
| 1957 | #433 | 471 | — | |
| 1956 | #404 | 503 | — | |
| 1955 | #404 | 467 | — | |
| 1954 | #421 | 427 | — | |
| 1953 | #488 | 315 | — | |
| 1952 | #570 | 229 | — | |
| 1951 | #571 | 224 | — | |
| 1950 | #588 | 205 | — | |
| 1949 | #619 | 178 | — | |
| 1948 | #629 | 172 | — | |
| 1947 | #571 | 223 | — | |
| 1946 | #728 | 123 | — | |
| 1945 | #651 | 127 | — | |
| 1944 | #710 | 112 | — | |
| 1943 | #849 | 84 | — | |
| 1942 | #814 | 88 | — | |
| 1941 | #812 | 79 | — | |
| 1940 | #834 | 73 | — | |
| 1939 | #785 | 76 | — | |
| 1938 | #857 | 68 | — | |
| 1937 | #862 | 64 | — | |
| 1936 | #840 | 65 | — | |
| 1935 | #896 | 59 | — | |
| 1934 | #981 | 49 | — | |
| 1933 | #820 | 66 | — | |
| 1932 | #795 | 73 | — | |
| 1931 | #768 | 76 | — | |
| 1930 | #800 | 78 | — | |
| 1929 | #842 | 71 | — | |
| 1928 | #924 | 64 | — | |
| 1927 | #839 | 77 | — | |
| 1926 | #748 | 92 | — | |
| 1925 | #773 | 91 | — | |
| 1924 | #804 | 86 | — | |
| 1923 | #786 | 86 | — | |
| 1922 | #798 | 83 | — | |
| 1921 | #742 | 97 | — | |
| 1920 | #739 | 95 | — | |
| 1919 | #685 | 104 | — | |
| 1918 | #643 | 122 | — | |
| 1917 | #713 | 94 | — | |
| 1916 | #700 | 96 | — | |
| 1915 | #615 | 113 | — | |
| 1914 | #671 | 75 | — | |
| 1913 | #659 | 62 | — | |
| 1912 | #648 | 59 | — | |
| 1911 | #617 | 48 | — | |
| 1910 | #781 | 30 | — | |
| 1909 | #719 | 31 | — | |
| 1908 | #520 | 49 | — | |
| 1907 | #601 | 38 | — | |
| 1906 | #689 | 28 | — | |
| 1905 | #570 | 37 | — | |
| 1904 | #529 | 39 | — | |
| 1903 | #680 | 24 | — | |
| 1902 | #537 | 36 | — | |
| 1901 | #467 | 41 | — | |
| 1900 | #463 | 53 | — | |
| 1899 | #480 | 37 | — | |
| 1898 | #441 | 48 | — | |
| 1897 | #462 | 40 | — | |
| 1896 | #403 | 50 | — | |
| 1895 | #488 | 36 | — | |
| 1894 | #349 | 63 | — | |
| 1893 | #473 | 32 | — | |
| 1892 | #396 | 45 | — | |
| 1891 | #440 | 33 | — | |
| 1890 | #468 | 31 | — | |
| 1889 | #439 | 30 | — | |
| 1888 | #394 | 38 | — | |
| 1887 | #344 | 39 | — | |
| 1886 | #378 | 32 | — | |
| 1885 | #394 | 27 | — | |
| 1884 | #409 | 24 | — | |
| 1883 | #480 | 16 | — | |
| 1882 | #507 | 13 | — | |
| 1881 | #338 | 23 | — | |
| 1880 | #466 | 13 | — | |
First appearance
1880
In the first year the SSA published name data, Dena was already there! It came in at #466, and was given to 13 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1880, when fewer than 14 girls a year got the name.
Where Dena is popular in 1979
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
Top states · girls
- Minnesota#238 · 1 in 1,634
- Kansas#279 · 1 in 1,597
- Alabama#290 · 1 in 1,637
- New Jersey#292 · 1 in 1,771
- Michigan#302 · 1 in 2,128
Best ever in a state: #101 in Oklahoma, 1969.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota | #238 | 17 | 1 in 1,634 |
| Kansas | #279 | 9 | 1 in 1,597 |
| Alabama | #290 | 14 | 1 in 1,637 |
| New Jersey | #292 | 21 | 1 in 1,771 |
| Michigan | #302 | 28 | 1 in 2,128 |
| Iowa | #307 | 9 | 1 in 2,189 |
| New Mexico | #309 | 6 | 1 in 1,445 |
| Kentucky | #313 | 11 | 1 in 2,226 |
| Tennessee | #316 | 14 | 1 in 2,035 |
| Ohio | #321 | 30 | 1 in 2,403 |
| Oklahoma | #333 | 9 | 1 in 2,057 |
| Arkansas | #342 | 6 | 1 in 2,160 |
| Wisconsin | #342 | 11 | 1 in 2,781 |
| Florida | #343 | 22 | 1 in 2,131 |
| Illinois | #347 | 33 | 1 in 2,263 |
| Missouri | #353 | 12 | 1 in 2,691 |
| Virginia | #382 | 11 | 1 in 2,653 |
| Georgia | #383 | 14 | 1 in 2,401 |
| Washington | #390 | 10 | 1 in 2,532 |
| Louisiana | #394 | 13 | 1 in 2,251 |
| New York | #395 | 39 | 1 in 2,536 |
| Maryland | #398 | 7 | 1 in 2,782 |
| Massachusetts | #407 | 9 | 1 in 3,406 |
| Colorado | #415 | 7 | 1 in 2,665 |
| Oregon | #432 | 6 | 1 in 2,797 |
| Pennsylvania | #444 | 19 | 1 in 3,600 |
| South Carolina | #451 | 6 | 1 in 2,874 |
| California | #454 | 59 | 1 in 2,768 |
| North Carolina | #470 | 9 | 1 in 3,651 |
| Texas | #474 | 35 | 1 in 3,175 |
| Indiana | #545 | 7 | 1 in 5,177 |
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| Wyoming | — | — | — |
Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Dena
Momentum · girls
Holding steady
- 123 spots since 2024 (#4,669 → #4,546)
- 2 spots since 2020 (#4,548 → #4,546)
- 557 spots since 2015 (#3,989 → #4,546)
- Biggest jump: 164 spots in 1911 (#781 → #617)
- Biggest drop: 199 spots in 1909 (#520 → #719)
Rise & fade · girls
90 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1970 at #208 (1,542 births)
- Births halved by 1976, 6 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 111 yrs
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 111 yrs · run 1880–1990
Share of babies · girls
1 in 1,134
- Highest: 1 in 1,134 girls born in 1970 were named Dena (0.09%)
- Latest: 1 in 53,576 girls born in 2025 (0.00%)
Era · girls
The 1960s
- 28.2% of all girls named Dena (9,174) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 255 | #338 (1881) | #415 |
| 1890s | 415 | #349 (1894) | #440 |
| 1900s | 376 | #463 (1900) | #578 |
| 1910s | 803 | #615 (1915) | #673 |
| 1920s | 842 | #739 (1920) | #800 |
| 1930s | 674 | #768 (1931) | #840 |
| 1940s | 1,259 | #571 (1947) | #722 |
| 1950s | 3,956 | #387 (1959) | #467 |
| 1960s | 9,174 | #237 (1969) | #301 |
| 1970s | 8,504 | #208 (1970) | #309 |
| 1980s | 3,614 | #416 (1980) | #589 |
| 1990s | 1,310 | #957 (1990) | #1,348 |
| 2000s | 709 | #1,827 (2000) | #2,518 |
| 2010s | 406 | #3,256 (2010) | #3,767 |
| 2020s | 182 | #4,108 (2022) | #4,512 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Dena in 1979
girls
#403
537 births · 1 in 2,989 girls
Top girls' names in 1979
More about 1979
girls
1,605,268 girls got a published name in 1979; 1 in 2,989 of them was named Dena, which outranked 96.6% of the 11,972 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.0% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Ranked beside Dena
Biggest movers since 1978
Risers
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.