Dent vs Denis

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

Name A

Dent

Boy name

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Name B

Denis

Boy name · Rank #1641

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Metric Dent Denis
Current Rank Unranked #1641
Total Births (all years) 71 20,733
Peak Year 1922 1952
Peak Year Births 9 618
Peak Decade 1920ss 1950ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1918 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Dent Denis
1880ss — 81
1890ss — 68
1900ss — 55
1910ss 7 300
1920ss 27 616
1930ss 11 1,648
1940ss — 3,713
1950ss 7 4,953
1960ss 13 2,755
1970ss 6 1,398
1980ss — 1,025
1990ss — 1,062
2000ss — 1,365
2010ss — 1,094
2020ss — 600

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Dent Denis
2014 — 102
2015 — 110
2016 — 88
2017 — 95
2018 — 90
2019 — 123
2020 — 95
2021 — 92
2022 — 102
2023 — 113
2024 — 103
2025 — 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, 1918–1979.

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