Girls' name · since 1960
Denel
Since 1960, U.S. Social Security records show 10 babies named Denel, peaking in 1960. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #55,072 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 10
- born since 1960
- 1960s
- peak decade
10 girls have been named Denel since 1960, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Denel has been recorded 10 times among girls since 1960, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1960s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1960 to 1967.
- #55,072 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 10 born since 1960
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Denel ranks #55,072 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 10 born since 1960, peaking in the 1960s.
- #55,072 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 10
- born since 1960
- 1960s
- peak decade
Denel'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.
Denel's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Denel's full recorded timeline at 1967, 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 1960, with just 5 recorded births.
Denel popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1960–1967
- Peak year (1960)
- 5
- Annual births at peak, across 8 years of records
Denel by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (10 births, 100% of the file).
1960s was Denel's strongest decade.
10 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.
Denel births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s
1960s
10 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 10 births (100% of all-time use).
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Denel: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1960)
Similar record span (~7 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, 1960–1967 (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 Denel 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.