Recorded 1960–2009 Girls' name Peak 1986 376 births

Denea — girls' name

376 babies named Denea in U.S. Social Security records since 1960, with the highest year being 1986. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s241970s671980s1181990s932000s74

The verdict

376 girls have been named Denea since 1960, peaking in the 1980s, last recorded in 2009.

376
total births
1960–2009
years on record
1980s
peak decade
31%
born in that decade
1980s
Peak decade

31% of everyone ever named Denea was born in this single decade.

1986
Single peak year

19 babies were named Denea in 1986 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Denea

The Social Security Administration has registered 376 babies named Denea between 1960 and 2009, spanning 50 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Denea currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2009. The name reached its historical peak in 1986, when 19 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Denea performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 118 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Denea shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Denea in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 376 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Denea at a glance

Last recorded 2009

Total births

376

Since 1960

50 years of records

Peak year

1986

19 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2009

Active since

1960

Recorded for 50 years

Last year on file: 2009

Denea popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2009–1960

Last recorded 2009
Peak year (1986)
19
Annual births at peak — across 50 years of records
05101520 20092002199619901984197819701960 5

Denea by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
118 births that decade — 31% of Denea's all-time total
1960s241970s671980s1181990s932000s74

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Denea?
376 babies have been named Denea since 1960. It was last recorded in 2009. The peak year was 1986 with 19 births.
When was Denea most popular?
Denea was most popular in the 1980s decade with 118 total births. The single peak year was 1986.
How long has the name Denea been used?
Denea has been recorded in Social Security data since 1960, spanning 50 years of data through 2009.
What names are similar to Denea?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Denise, Dena, Denice, Denisse, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1960–2009 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.