Girls' name · since 1955
Denean
Denean has 484 recorded births since 1955 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1965 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #12,095 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 484
- born since 1955
- 1960s
- peak decade
484 girls have been named Denean since 1955, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Denean recorded 484 times among girls since 1955, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1960s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1955 to 1997.
- #12,095 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 484 born since 1955
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Denean ranks #12,095 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 484 born since 1955, peaking in the 1960s.
- #12,095 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 484
- born since 1955
- 1960s
- peak decade
Denean's 484 recorded births place it above 83.26% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
6 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
Denean's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Denean's full recorded timeline at 1975, 28% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 72% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1955, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1965 peak of 61 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Denean popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1955–1997
- Peak year (1965)
- 61
- Annual births at peak, across 43 years of records
Denean by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (243 births, 50% of the file).
1960s was Denean's strongest decade.
243 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 50% of all-time use.
Denean births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 12
1950s
12 births
- 1960s
1960s
243 births
- 1970s
1970s
143 births
- 1980s 68
1980s
68 births
- 1990s 18
1990s
18 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 243 births (50% of all-time use).
Denean by state
Where Denean concentrates geographically, total births since 1955
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 15 | 3.1% |
| #2 | Pennsylvania | | 12 | 2.5% |
| #3 | Texas | | 7 | 1.4% |
| #4 | Ohio | | 6 | 1.2% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 5 | 1.0% |
| #6 | New York | | 5 | 1.0% |
15 of 484 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.
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What to do with Denean's data
- Denean's decade-level peak was the 1960s (243 total births); usage has since declined to 18 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Deneans (15 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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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Denean: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1965)
Similar record span (~42 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, 1955–1997 (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 Denean 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.