Girls' name · since 1980
Denekia
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.
- #55,071 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 10
- born since 1980
- 1980s
- peak decade
10 girls have been named Denekia since 1980, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Denekia has been recorded 10 times among girls since 1980, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1980s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1980 to 1990.
- #55,071 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 10 born since 1980
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Denekia ranks #55,071 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 10 born since 1980, peaking in the 1980s.
- #55,071 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 10
- born since 1980
- 1980s
- peak decade
Denekia's 10 recorded births place it above 21.24% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Denekia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Denekia's full recorded timeline at 1990, 50% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 50% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1980, with just 5 recorded births.
Denekia popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1980–1990
- Peak year (1980)
- 5
- Annual births at peak, across 11 years of records
Denekia by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (5 births, 50% of the file).
1980s was Denekia's strongest decade.
5 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 50% of all-time use.
Denekia births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s
1980s
5 births
- 1990s
1990s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 5 births (50% of all-time use).
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What to do with Denekia's data
- Denekia's usage has stayed within range of its 1980s decade-level peak (5 total births) through the 1990s (5) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
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 Denekia: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1980)
Similar record span (~10 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, 1980–1990 (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 Denekia 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.