Recorded 1980–1990 Girls' name Peak 1980 10 births

Denekia — girls' name

10 babies named Denekia in U.S. Social Security records since 1980, with the highest year being 1980. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s51990s5

The verdict

10 girls have been named Denekia since 1980, peaking in the 1980s, last recorded in 1990.

10
total births
1980–1990
years on record
1980s
peak decade
50%
born in that decade
1980s
Peak decade

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

1980
Single peak year

5 babies were named Denekia in 1980 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Denekia

The Social Security Administration has registered 10 babies named Denekia between 1980 and 1990, spanning 11 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Denekia currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1990. The name reached its historical peak in 1980, when 5 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Denekia performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 5 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Denekia shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Denekia 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 10 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.

Denekia at a glance

Last recorded 1990

Total births

10

Since 1980

11 years of records

Peak year

1980

5 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1990

Active since

1980

Recorded for 11 years

Last year on file: 1990

Denekia popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1990–1980

Last recorded 1990
Peak year (1980)
5
Annual births at peak — across 11 years of records
5 19901980 5

Denekia by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
5 births that decade — 50% of Denekia's all-time total
1980s51990s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Denekia?
10 babies have been named Denekia since 1980. It was last recorded in 1990. The peak year was 1980 with 5 births.
When was Denekia most popular?
Denekia was most popular in the 1980s decade with 5 total births. The single peak year was 1980.
How long has the name Denekia been used?
Denekia has been recorded in Social Security data since 1980, spanning 11 years of data through 1990.
What names are similar to Denekia?
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, 1980–1990 (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.