Girls' name · since 1993
Denaja
Since 1993, U.S. Social Security records show 147 babies named Denaja, peaking in 1999. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #22,957 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 147
- born since 1993
- 2000s
- peak decade
Denaja sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 147 recorded since 1993.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Denaja has been recorded 147 times among girls since 1993, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1993 to 2011.
- #22,957 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 147 born since 1993
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Denaja ranks #22,957 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 147 born since 1993, peaking in the 2000s.
- #22,957 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 147
- born since 1993
- 2000s
- peak decade
Denaja's 147 recorded births place it above 68.19% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Denaja's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Denaja's SSA record in two at 2003 and the more recent half accounts for 48% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 52%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1993, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1999 peak of 15, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Denaja popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1993–2011
- Peak year (1999)
- 15
- Annual births at peak, across 19 years of records
Denaja by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (80 births, 54% of the file).
2000s was Denaja's strongest decade.
80 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 54% of all-time use.
Denaja births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s
1990s
52 births
- 2000s
2000s
80 births
- 2010s 15
2010s
15 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 80 births (54% of all-time use).
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What to do with Denaja's data
- Denaja's decade-level peak was the 2000s (80 total births); usage has since declined to 15 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Denaja: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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Similar record span (~18 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1993–2011 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Denaja draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.