Unisex name · since 1953
Denell
419 babies named Denell in U.S. Social Security records since 1953, with the highest year being 1964. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #13,147 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 419
- born since 1953
- 1960s
- peak decade
419 girls have been named Denell since 1953, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Denell has 419 recorded births among girls since 1953, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1960s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1953 to 1995.
- #13,147 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 419 born since 1953
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Denell ranks #13,147 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 419 born since 1953, peaking in the 1960s.
- #13,147 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 419
- born since 1953
- 1960s
- peak decade
Denell's 419 recorded births place it above 81.8% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
Denell's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Denell's SSA record in two at 1973 and the more recent half accounts for 38% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 62%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 1986, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1964 peak of 25, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Denell popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1953–1995
- Peak year (1964)
- 25
- Annual births at peak, across 43 years of records
Denell popularity over time - boys
58 total births recorded since 1973 (Denell as boys' name)
Denell by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (160 births, 38% of the file).
1960s was Denell's strongest decade.
160 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 38% of all-time use.
Denell births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 53
1950s
53 births
- 1960s
1960s
160 births
- 1970s
1970s
118 births
- 1980s
1980s
69 births
- 1990s 19
1990s
19 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 160 births (38% of all-time use).
Denell by state
Where Denell concentrates geographically, total births since 1953
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 25 | 6.0% |
25 of 419 births nationwide.
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What to do with Denell's data
- Denell's decade-level peak was the 1960s (160 total births); usage has since declined to 19 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Denells (25 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Denell: 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 (~42 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, 1953–1995 (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 Denell 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.