Girls' name · since 1959
Denecia
202 babies named Denecia in U.S. Social Security records since 1959, with the highest year being 1992. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #19,697 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 202
- born since 1959
- 1990s
- peak decade
Denecia sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 202 recorded since 1959.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Denecia has been recorded 202 times among girls since 1959, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1959 to 2007.
- #19,697 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 202 born since 1959
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Denecia ranks #19,697 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 202 born since 1959, peaking in the 1990s.
- #19,697 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 202
- born since 1959
- 1990s
- peak decade
Denecia's 202 recorded births place it above 72.7% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
Denecia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Denecia splits its recorded history at 1994: 44% of all births land in the more recent half, 56% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1959 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1992 peak of 18 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Denecia popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1959–2007
- Peak year (1992)
- 18
- Annual births at peak, across 49 years of records
Denecia by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (104 births, 51% of the file).
1990s was Denecia's strongest decade.
104 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 51% of all-time use.
Denecia births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 5
1950s
5 births
- 1980s
1980s
59 births
- 1990s
1990s
104 births
- 2000s 34
2000s
34 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 104 births (51% of all-time use).
Denecia by state
Where Denecia concentrates geographically, total births since 1959
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 7 | 3.5% |
7 of 202 births nationwide.
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- Denecia's decade-level peak was the 1990s (104 total births); usage has since declined to 34 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Denecias (7 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas 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 Denecia: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1992)
Similar record span (~48 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, 1959–2007 (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 Denecia 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.