Denny vs Denis

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

Name A

Denny

Boy name · Rank #4326

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Name B

Denis

Boy name · Rank #1641

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

Births by Decade

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

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

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

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, 1889–2025.

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