Dencil vs Dennis

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

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Dencil

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Name B

Dennis

Boy name · Rank #707

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Metric Dencil Dennis
Current Rank Unranked #707
Total Births (all years) 274 620,615
Peak Year 1947 1952
Peak Year Births 13 24,552
Peak Decade 1930ss 1950ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1916 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Dencil Dennis
1880ss — 1,107
1890ss — 919
1900ss — 988
1910ss 21 4,166
1920ss 65 8,145
1930ss 81 26,366
1940ss 57 162,113
1950ss 37 204,267
1960ss 8 94,983
1970ss 5 50,553
1980ss — 30,466
1990ss — 18,100
2000ss — 10,443
2010ss — 5,975
2020ss — 2,024

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Dencil Dennis
2014 — 577
2015 — 592
2016 — 587
2017 — 516
2018 — 497
2019 — 510
2020 — 414
2021 — 385
2022 — 422
2023 — 427
2024 — 376

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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