Girls' name · since 1955
Denee
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.
- #8,010 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 911
- born since 1955
- 1980s
- peak decade
Denee is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 911 have been recorded since 1955.
Social Security Administration records show Denee recorded 911 times among girls since 1955, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1980s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1955 to 2010.
- #8,010 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 911 born since 1955
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Denee ranks #8,010 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 911 born since 1955, peaking in the 1980s.
- #8,010 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 911
- born since 1955
- 1980s
- peak decade
Denee's 911 recorded births place it above 88.92% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by California.
Denee's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Denee splits its recorded history at 1984: 43% of all births land in the more recent half, 57% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2005 (6 births) -- compare that against the 1981 peak of 35 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Denee popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1955–2010
- Peak year (1981)
- 35
- Annual births at peak, across 56 years of records
Denee by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (275 births, 30% of the file).
1980s was Denee's strongest decade.
275 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 30% of all-time use.
Denee births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 26
1950s
26 births
- 1960s
1960s
153 births
- 1970s
1970s
212 births
- 1980s
1980s
275 births
- 1990s
1990s
171 births
- 2000s 68
2000s
68 births
- 2010s 6
2010s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 275 births (30% of all-time use).
How Denee compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Denee's total volume
Denee by state
Where Denee concentrates geographically, total births since 1955
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 76 | 8.3% |
| #2 | New York | | 6 | 0.7% |
| #3 | Texas | | 6 | 0.7% |
76 of 911 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Denee's data
- Denee's decade-level peak was the 1980s (275 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Denees (76 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 Denee: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1981)
Similar record span (~55 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, 1955–2010 (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 Denee 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.