Denis vs Denny

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

Name A

Denis

Boy name · Rank #1641

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Name B

Denny

Boy name · Rank #4326

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Metric Denis Denny
Current Rank #1641 #4326
Total Births (all years) 20,733 15,417
Peak Year 1952 1947
Peak Year Births 618 439
Peak Decade 1950s 1940s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1880 1889

Births by Decade

Decade Denis Denny
1880s 81 5
1890s 68 11
1900s 55 26
1910s 300 157
1920s 616 458
1930s 1,648 1,250
1940s 3,713 3,011
1950s 4,953 2,693
1960s 2,755 2,447
1970s 1,398 1,942
1980s 1,025 1,223
1990s 1,062 895
2000s 1,365 707
2010s 1,094 439
2020s 600 153

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Denis Denny
2014 102 44
2015 110 48
2016 88 31
2017 95 33
2018 90 34
2019 123 32
2020 95 17
2021 92 26
2022 102 32
2023 113 30
2024 103 24
2025 95 24

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, 1880–2025.

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