Boys' name · since 1916
Dencil
274 babies named Dencil in U.S. Social Security records since 1916, with the highest year being 1947. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #11,147 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 274
- born since 1916
- 1930s
- peak decade
Dencil sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 274 recorded since 1916.
Social Security Administration records show Dencil recorded 274 times among boys since 1916, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1930s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1916 to 1977.
- #11,147 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 274 born since 1916
- 1930s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dencil ranks #11,147 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 274 born since 1916, peaking in the 1930s.
- #11,147 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 274
- born since 1916
- 1930s
- peak decade
Dencil's 274 recorded births place it above 75.44% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by West Virginia.
Dencil's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Dencil splits its recorded history at 1937: 47% of all births land in the more recent half, 53% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1926 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1947 peak of 13 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Dencil popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1916–1977
- Peak year (1947)
- 13
- Annual births at peak, across 62 years of records
Dencil by decade
1930s is the heaviest window (81 births, 30% of the file).
1930s was Dencil's strongest decade.
81 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 30% of all-time use.
Dencil births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 21
1910s
21 births
- 1920s
1920s
65 births
- 1930s
1930s
81 births
- 1940s
1940s
57 births
- 1950s
1950s
37 births
- 1960s 8
1960s
8 births
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1930s at 81 births (30% of all-time use).
Dencil by state
Where Dencil concentrates geographically, total births since 1916
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | West Virginia | | 32 | 11.7% |
32 of 274 births nationwide.
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What to do with Dencil's data
- Dencil's decade-level peak was the 1930s (81 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1970s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- West Virginia records the most Dencils (32 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. West Virginia names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Dencil: 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 (~61 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, 1916–1977 (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 Dencil 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.