Denny
Last seen for girls in 2020 at #12,142 · #4,249 for boys in 2025, 24 births
Given to boys 97.5% of the time
- Peak · boys
- 1947 · 439 births
- Debut · boys
- 5 births
- In top 100 · boys
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 15,417since 1889
Denny over time
Rank among boys' names. Denny has never cracked the top 300 here.
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 | — | #4,249 | 24 | |
| 2024 | — | #4,321 | 24 | |
| 2023 | — | #3,712 | 30 | |
| 2022 | — | #3,533 | 32 | |
| 2021 | — | #4,011 | 26 | |
| 2020 | #12,142 | 7 | #5,235 | 17 |
| 2019 | — | #3,496 | 32 | |
| 2018 | — | #3,301 | 34 | |
| 2017 | — | #3,378 | 33 | |
| 2016 | — | #3,524 | 31 | |
| 2015 | — | #2,565 | 48 | |
| 2014 | — | #2,705 | 44 | |
| 2013 | — | #2,668 | 44 | |
| 2012 | — | #2,811 | 42 | |
| 2011 | — | #1,999 | 68 | |
| 2010 | — | #2,118 | 63 | |
| 2009 | — | #2,528 | 50 | |
| 2008 | — | #2,104 | 65 | |
| 2007 | — | #1,741 | 85 | |
| 2006 | — | #1,769 | 78 | |
| 2005 | — | #1,869 | 68 | |
| 2004 | — | #1,731 | 73 | |
| 2003 | — | #1,687 | 73 | |
| 2002 | — | #1,529 | 81 | |
| 2001 | — | #1,699 | 68 | |
| 2000 | — | #1,713 | 66 | |
| 1999 | — | #1,489 | 76 | |
| 1998 | — | #1,642 | 63 | |
| 1997 | #13,724 | 5 | #1,207 | 98 |
| 1996 | #13,518 | 5 | #1,180 | 97 |
| 1995 | — | #1,239 | 88 | |
| 1994 | — | #1,211 | 90 | |
| 1993 | — | #1,248 | 83 | |
| 1992 | — | #1,110 | 98 | |
| 1991 | — | #1,008 | 114 | |
| 1990 | #12,958 | 5 | #1,156 | 88 |
| 1989 | — | #938 | 118 | |
| 1988 | — | #903 | 112 | |
| 1987 | #8,778 | 7 | #875 | 114 |
| 1986 | #8,523 | 7 | #870 | 109 |
| 1985 | #8,318 | 7 | #823 | 117 |
| 1984 | — | #874 | 101 | |
| 1983 | — | #791 | 122 | |
| 1982 | #8,224 | 7 | #692 | 157 |
| 1981 | #10,411 | 5 | #754 | 134 |
| 1980 | — | #744 | 139 | |
| 1979 | — | #733 | 139 | |
| 1978 | #8,562 | 6 | #686 | 149 |
| 1977 | #6,340 | 9 | #609 | 189 |
| 1976 | #3,812 | 17 | #639 | 165 |
| 1975 | #7,173 | 7 | #570 | 200 |
| 1974 | #5,011 | 11 | #544 | 217 |
| 1973 | #4,871 | 11 | #565 | 198 |
| 1972 | #4,793 | 11 | #529 | 224 |
| 1971 | #6,619 | 7 | #547 | 217 |
| 1970 | — | #517 | 244 | |
| 1969 | #6,617 | 6 | #467 | 267 |
| 1968 | — | #535 | 204 | |
| 1967 | #6,804 | 5 | #532 | 195 |
| 1966 | — | #516 | 215 | |
| 1965 | #5,817 | 6 | #496 | 237 |
| 1964 | #6,009 | 6 | #519 | 227 |
| 1963 | #6,592 | 5 | #480 | 275 |
| 1962 | #4,533 | 9 | #493 | 259 |
| 1961 | #5,851 | 6 | #489 | 259 |
| 1960 | #3,512 | 13 | #456 | 309 |
| 1959 | #2,980 | 16 | #451 | 317 |
| 1958 | #3,379 | 13 | #448 | 305 |
| 1957 | #3,489 | 12 | #449 | 294 |
| 1956 | #3,696 | 11 | #473 | 255 |
| 1955 | #3,778 | 10 | #476 | 238 |
| 1954 | #5,753 | 5 | #486 | 221 |
| 1953 | #3,269 | 12 | #457 | 246 |
| 1952 | #3,796 | 9 | #445 | 251 |
| 1951 | #3,714 | 9 | #415 | 270 |
| 1950 | #4,738 | 6 | #392 | 296 |
| 1949 | #4,673 | 6 | #407 | 272 |
| 1948 | #4,205 | 7 | #375 | 327 |
| 1947 | #4,764 | 6 | #325 | 439 |
| 1946 | #4,417 | 6 | #325 | 391 |
| 1945 | #4,556 | 5 | #359 | 273 |
| 1944 | #3,687 | 7 | #347 | 295 |
| 1943 | #3,040 | 10 | #353 | 300 |
| 1942 | #3,738 | 7 | #346 | 303 |
| 1941 | #4,420 | 5 | #383 | 224 |
| 1940 | — | #426 | 187 | |
| 1939 | #3,429 | 7 | #381 | 222 |
| 1938 | #3,450 | 7 | #454 | 162 |
| 1937 | — | #478 | 141 | |
| 1936 | #3,701 | 6 | #477 | 139 |
| 1935 | #3,156 | 8 | #509 | 127 |
| 1934 | #3,159 | 8 | #501 | 132 |
| 1933 | — | #557 | 105 | |
| 1932 | — | #657 | 86 | |
| 1931 | — | #808 | 60 | |
| 1930 | — | #718 | 76 | |
| 1929 | #4,053 | 6 | #763 | 70 |
| 1928 | — | #775 | 70 | |
| 1927 | — | #858 | 62 | |
| 1926 | #3,564 | 8 | #1,010 | 47 |
| 1925 | — | #1,121 | 39 | |
| 1924 | — | #1,246 | 34 | |
| 1923 | — | #1,460 | 26 | |
| 1922 | — | #1,158 | 38 | |
| 1921 | — | #1,122 | 40 | |
| 1920 | — | #1,273 | 32 | |
| 1919 | — | #1,811 | 18 | |
| 1918 | — | #1,710 | 20 | |
| 1917 | — | #1,362 | 26 | |
| 1916 | — | #1,949 | 15 | |
| 1915 | — | #1,505 | 21 | |
| 1914 | — | #1,545 | 16 | |
| 1913 | — | #1,441 | 14 | |
| 1912 | — | #1,353 | 13 | |
| 1911 | — | #1,190 | 9 | |
| 1910 | — | #1,589 | 5 | |
| 1909 | — | #1,155 | 7 | |
| 1908 | — | #1,373 | 5 | |
| 1907 | — | #1,094 | 7 | |
| 1906 | — | — | ||
| 1905 | — | — | ||
| 1904 | — | — | ||
| 1903 | — | — | ||
| 1902 | — | — | ||
| 1901 | — | — | ||
| 1900 | — | #1,050 | 7 | |
| 1899 | — | #1,051 | 5 | |
| 1898 | — | #1,002 | 6 | |
| 1897 | — | — | ||
| 1896 | — | — | ||
| 1895 | — | — | ||
| 1894 | — | — | ||
| 1893 | — | — | ||
| 1892 | — | — | ||
| 1891 | — | — | ||
| 1890 | — | — | ||
| 1889 | — | #974 | 5 | |
| 1888 | — | — | ||
| 1887 | — | — | ||
| 1886 | — | — | ||
| 1885 | — | — | ||
| 1884 | — | — | ||
| 1883 | — | — | ||
| 1882 | — | — | ||
| 1881 | — | — | ||
| 1880 | — | — | ||
The first year at least five boys were named Denny! It came in at #974, and was given to 5 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1889–1897, when fewer than 6 boys a year got the name.
Where Denny is popular in 1938
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- Washington#136 · 1 in 841
- Oregon#187 · 1 in 1,405
- Iowa#206 · 1 in 2,005
- Indiana#242 · 1 in 2,999
- Kansas#253 · 1 in 2,650
Best ever in a state: #124 in Iowa, 1947.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Washington | #136 | 14 | 1 in 841 |
| Oregon | #187 | 5 | 1 in 1,405 |
| Iowa | #206 | 10 | 1 in 2,005 |
| Indiana | #242 | 9 | 1 in 2,999 |
| Kansas | #253 | 5 | 1 in 2,650 |
| Missouri | #270 | 9 | 1 in 3,088 |
| West Virginia | #284 | 7 | 1 in 2,739 |
| Kentucky | #304 | 9 | 1 in 3,108 |
| Michigan | #325 | 8 | 1 in 5,538 |
| Virginia | #341 | 6 | 1 in 3,883 |
| Ohio | #346 | 8 | 1 in 6,589 |
| California | #353 | 10 | 1 in 4,711 |
| Pennsylvania | #484 | 5 | 1 in 15,241 |
| Texas | #626 | 8 | 1 in 7,396 |
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys 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 Denny
- 72 spots since 2024 (#4,321 → #4,249)
- 986 spots since 2020 (#5,235 → #4,249)
- 1,684 spots since 2015 (#2,565 → #4,249)
- Biggest jump: 152 spots in 1927 (#1,010 → #858)
- Biggest drop: 218 spots in 1990 (#938 → #1,156)
- Debuted 1889
- Peaked 1947 at #325 (439 births)
- Births halved by 1966, 19 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 64 yrs · run 1927–1989
- Highest: 1 in 4,154 boys born in 1946 were named Denny (0.02%)
- Latest: 1 in 71,170 boys born in 2025 (0.00%)
- Its best rank, #325 in 1947, was only 1 in 4,168 (0.02%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
- 19.5% of all boys named Denny (3,011) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 5 | #974 (1889) | #974 |
| 1890s | 11 | #1,002 (1898) | #1,027 |
| 1900s | 26 | #1,050 (1900) | #1,168 |
| 1910s | 157 | #1,190 (1911) | #1,546 |
| 1920s | 458 | #763 (1929) | #1,079 |
| 1930s | 1,250 | #381 (1939) | #554 |
| 1940s | 3,011 | #325 (1947) | #365 |
| 1950s | 2,693 | #392 (1950) | #449 |
| 1960s | 2,447 | #456 (1960) | #498 |
| 1970s | 1,942 | #517 (1970) | #594 |
| 1980s | 1,223 | #692 (1982) | #826 |
| 1990s | 895 | #1,008 (1991) | #1,249 |
| 2000s | 707 | #1,529 (2002) | #1,837 |
| 2010s | 439 | #1,999 (2011) | #2,857 |
| 2020s | 153 | #3,533 (2022) | #4,177 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Denny in 1938
Top girls' names in 1938
Top boys' names in 1938
More about 1938
girls
1,103,456 girls got a published name in 1938; 1 in 157,637 of them was named Denny, which outranked 30.9% of the 4,995 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #3,181Yetta8
- #3,181Zelpha8
- #3,181Zilpha8
- #3,450Denny7
- #3,450Abelina7
- #3,450Adalee7
- #3,450Adalia7
- #3,847Adaline6
- #3,847Adlean6
- #3,847Adlene6
Tied with 396 names at #3,450; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,109,147 boys got a published name in 1938; 1 in 6,847 of them was named Denny, which outranked 88.7% of the 4,035 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.5% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).