Denison vs Dennis

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

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Denison

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Dennis

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Metric Denison Dennis
Current Rank Unranked #707
Total Births (all years) 64 620,615
Peak Year 1944 1952
Peak Year Births 7 24,552
Peak Decade 2000ss 1950ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1916 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Denison Dennis
1880ss — 1,107
1890ss — 919
1900ss — 988
1910ss 5 4,166
1920ss — 8,145
1930ss 5 26,366
1940ss 12 162,113
1950ss — 204,267
1960ss — 94,983
1970ss 5 50,553
1980ss — 30,466
1990ss 5 18,100
2000ss 21 10,443
2010ss 11 5,975
2020ss — 2,024

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Denison Dennis
2014 — 577
2015 — 592
2016 — 587
2017 — 516
2018 — 497
2019 5 510
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, 1916–2019.

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