Recorded 1955–2010 Girls' name Peak 1981 911 births

Denee — girls' name

911 babies named Denee in U.S. Social Security records since 1955, with the highest year being 1981. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s261960s1531970s2121980s2751990s1712000s682010s6
1980s
Peak decade

30% of everyone ever named Denee was born in this single decade.

1981
Single peak year

35 babies were named Denee in 1981 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Denee

The Social Security Administration has registered 911 babies named Denee between 1955 and 2010, spanning 56 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Denee currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2010. The name reached its historical peak in 1981, when 35 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Denee performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 275 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Denee shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 76 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New York and Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Denee in 3 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Denee 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 911 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.

Denee at a glance

Last recorded 2010

Total births

911

Since 1955

56 years of records

Peak year

1981

35 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2010

Active since

1955

Recorded for 56 years

Last year on file: 2010

Denee popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2010–1955

Last recorded 2010
Peak year (1981)
35
Annual births at peak — across 56 years of records
010203040 201020021995198819811974196719591955 8

Denee by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
275 births that decade — 30% of Denee's all-time total
1950s261960s1531970s2121980s2751990s1712000s682010s6

Denee by state

Where Denee concentrates geographically — total births since 1955

Geographically diffuse
Top 3 states by recorded births for the name Denee
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
76 8.3%
#2 New York
6 0.7%
#3 Texas
6 0.7%
California share of Denee's total US births 8.3%
Even split

76 of 911 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Denee?
911 babies have been named Denee since 1955. It was last recorded in 2010. The peak year was 1981 with 35 births.
When was Denee most popular?
Denee was most popular in the 1980s decade with 275 total births. The single peak year was 1981.
Where is Denee most popular?
The top states for the name Denee are California (76 births), New York (6 births), Texas (6 births).
How long has the name Denee been used?
Denee has been recorded in Social Security data since 1955, spanning 56 years of data through 2010.
What names are similar to Denee?
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, 1955–2010 (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.