Girls' name · since 1947
Deneen
Deneen has 3,603 recorded births since 1947 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1964 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #3,188 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 3,603
- born since 1947
- 1960s
- peak decade
Deneen sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 3,603 recorded since 1947.
Social Security Administration records show Deneen recorded 3,603 times among girls since 1947, 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 1947 to 2007.
- #3,188 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 3,603 born since 1947
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Deneen ranks #3,188 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 3,603 born since 1947, peaking in the 1960s.
- #3,188 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 3,603
- born since 1947
- 1960s
- peak decade
Deneen's 3,603 recorded births place it above 95.59% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
39 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Pennsylvania.
Deneen's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Deneen splits its recorded history at 1975: 13% of all births land in the more recent half, 87% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 2000 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1964 peak of 1,604 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Deneen popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1947–2007
- Peak year (1964)
- 1,604
- Annual births at peak, across 61 years of records
Deneen popularity over time - boys
7 total births recorded since 1964 (Deneen as boys' name)
Deneen by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (2,741 births, 76% of the file).
1960s was Deneen's strongest decade.
2,741 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 76% of all-time use.
Deneen births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 6
1940s
6 births
- 1950s 127
1950s
127 births
- 1960s
1960s
2,741 births
- 1970s 404
1970s
404 births
- 1980s 220
1980s
220 births
- 1990s 95
1990s
95 births
- 2000s 10
2000s
10 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 2,741 births (76% of all-time use).
How Deneen 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 Deneen's total volume
Deneen by state
Where Deneen concentrates geographically, total births since 1947
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Pennsylvania | | 437 | 12.1% |
| #2 | New York | | 335 | 9.3% |
| #3 | Illinois | | 277 | 7.7% |
| #4 | New Jersey | | 206 | 5.7% |
| #5 | Ohio | | 166 | 4.6% |
| #6 | Maryland | | 142 | 3.9% |
| #7 | California | | 134 | 3.7% |
| #8 | Michigan | | 92 | 2.6% |
437 of 3,603 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 39 reporting states.
Deneen appears in 39 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Deneen's data
- Deneen's decade-level peak was the 1960s (2,741 total births); usage has since declined to 10 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Pennsylvania records the most Deneens (437 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Pennsylvania 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 Deneen: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1964)
Similar record span (~60 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, 1947–2007 (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 Deneen 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.