Recorded 1955–1997 Girls' name Peak 1965 484 births

Denean — girls' name

484 babies named Denean in U.S. Social Security records since 1955, with the highest year being 1965. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s121960s2431970s1431980s681990s18
1960s
Peak decade

50% of everyone ever named Denean was born in this single decade.

1965
Single peak year

61 babies were named Denean in 1965 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Denean

The Social Security Administration has registered 484 babies named Denean between 1955 and 1997, spanning 43 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Denean currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1997. The name reached its historical peak in 1965, when 61 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Denean performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 243 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Denean shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 15 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Pennsylvania and Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Denean in 6 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Denean 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 484 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.

Denean at a glance

Last recorded 1997

Total births

484

Since 1955

43 years of records

Peak year

1965

61 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1997

Active since

1955

Recorded for 43 years

Last year on file: 1997

Denean popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1997–1955

Last recorded 1997
Peak year (1965)
61
Annual births at peak — across 43 years of records
020406080 19971987198119761971196619611955 5

Denean by decade

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

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
243 births that decade — 50% of Denean's all-time total
1950s121960s2431970s1431980s681990s18

Denean by state

Where Denean concentrates geographically — total births since 1955

Geographically diffuse
Top 6 states by recorded births for the name Denean
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%
California share of Denean's total US births 3.1%
Even split

15 of 484 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Denean?
484 babies have been named Denean since 1955. It was last recorded in 1997. The peak year was 1965 with 61 births.
When was Denean most popular?
Denean was most popular in the 1960s decade with 243 total births. The single peak year was 1965.
Where is Denean most popular?
The top states for the name Denean are California (15 births), Pennsylvania (12 births), Texas (7 births).
How long has the name Denean been used?
Denean has been recorded in Social Security data since 1955, spanning 43 years of data through 1997.
What names are similar to Denean?
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, 1955–1997 (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.