Dencil vs Denis

Side-by-side comparison of Dencil and Denis — popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Dencil

Boy name

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Name B

Denis

Boy name · Rank #1636

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Metric Dencil Denis
Current Rank Unranked #1636
Total Births (all years) 274 20,636
Peak Year 1947 1952
Peak Year Births 13 618
Peak Decade 1930ss 1950ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1916 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Dencil Denis
1880ss — 81
1890ss — 68
1900ss — 55
1910ss 21 300
1920ss 65 616
1930ss 81 1,649
1940ss 57 3,713
1950ss 37 4,951
1960ss 8 2,755
1970ss 5 1,398
1980ss — 1,025
1990ss — 1,062
2000ss — 1,364
2010ss — 1,094
2020ss — 505

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Dencil Denis
2014 — 102
2015 — 110
2016 — 88
2017 — 95
2018 — 90
2019 — 123
2020 — 95
2021 — 92
2022 — 102
2023 — 113
2024 — 103

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1916–1977.

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