Girls' name · since 1983
Denaye
Denaye has 43 recorded births since 1983 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1992 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #36,661 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 43
- born since 1983
- 1990s
- peak decade
Denaye is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 43 have been recorded since 1983.
Social Security Administration records show Denaye recorded 43 times among girls since 1983, 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 1983 to 2005.
- #36,661 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 43 born since 1983
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Denaye ranks #36,661 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 43 born since 1983, peaking in the 1990s.
- #36,661 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 43
- born since 1983
- 1990s
- peak decade
Denaye's 43 recorded births place it above 49.03% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Denaye's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Denaye splits its recorded history at 1992: 53% of all births land in the more recent half, 47% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1983 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1992 peak of 8 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Denaye popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1983–2005
- Peak year (1992)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 23 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000, last recorded 2005.
43 total births across 23 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1992 with 8 births in a single year.
Denaye by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (23 births, 53% of the file).
1990s was Denaye's strongest decade.
23 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 53% of all-time use.
Denaye births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s
1980s
15 births
- 1990s
1990s
23 births
- 2000s 5
2000s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 23 births (53% of all-time use).
Denaye decade highlights
- Peak decade 23 births
- Runner-up 15 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
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What to do with Denaye's data
- Denaye's decade-level peak was the 1990s (23 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2000s -- 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 Denaye: 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 (~22 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, 1983–2005 (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 Denaye 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.
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