Girls' name · since 1963
Denay
Denay has 510 recorded births since 1963 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1991 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #11,699 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 510
- born since 1963
- 1990s
- peak decade
510 girls have been named Denay since 1963, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Denay recorded 510 times among girls since 1963, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1963 to 2011.
- #11,699 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 510 born since 1963
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Denay ranks #11,699 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 510 born since 1963, peaking in the 1990s.
- #11,699 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 510
- born since 1963
- 1990s
- peak decade
Denay's 510 recorded births place it above 83.81% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
Denay's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Denay's SSA record in two at 1989 and the more recent half accounts for 55% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 45%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1963, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1991 peak of 23, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Denay popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1963–2011
- Peak year (1991)
- 23
- Annual births at peak, across 49 years of records
Denay by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (136 births, 27% of the file).
1990s was Denay's strongest decade.
136 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 27% of all-time use.
Denay births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 36
1960s
36 births
- 1970s
1970s
76 births
- 1980s
1980s
129 births
- 1990s
1990s
136 births
- 2000s
2000s
118 births
- 2010s 15
2010s
15 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 136 births (27% of all-time use).
How Denay compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Denay's total volume
Denay by state
Where Denay concentrates geographically, total births since 1963
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 25 | 4.9% |
| #2 | Ohio | | 5 | 1.0% |
25 of 510 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Denay's data
- Denay's decade-level peak was the 1990s (136 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.
- California records the most Denays (25 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Denay: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1991)
Similar record span (~48 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, 1963–2011 (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 Denay 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.