Denny vs Dennis

Side-by-side comparison of Denny and Dennis - 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

Dennis

Boy name · Rank #708

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Metric Denny Dennis
Current Rank #4326 #708
Total Births (all years) 15,417 621,000
Peak Year 1947 1952
Peak Year Births 439 24,552
Peak Decade 1940s 1950s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1889 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Denny Dennis
1880s 5 1,107
1890s 11 919
1900s 26 988
1910s 157 4,166
1920s 458 8,145
1930s 1,250 26,366
1940s 3,011 162,114
1950s 2,693 204,267
1960s 2,447 94,984
1970s 1,942 50,552
1980s 1,223 30,463
1990s 895 18,101
2000s 707 10,445
2010s 439 5,977
2020s 153 2,406

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Denny Dennis
2014 44 578
2015 48 592
2016 31 587
2017 33 516
2018 34 497
2019 32 510
2020 17 414
2021 26 385
2022 32 423
2023 30 427
2024 24 376
2025 24 381

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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