Girls' name · since 1951
Denelle
Since 1951, U.S. Social Security records show 637 babies named Denelle, peaking in 1970. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #10,132 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 637
- born since 1951
- 1970s
- peak decade
Denelle is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 637 have been recorded since 1951.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Denelle has been recorded 637 times among girls since 1951, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1970s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1951 to 2010.
- #10,132 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 637 born since 1951
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Denelle ranks #10,132 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 637 born since 1951, peaking in the 1970s.
- #10,132 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 637
- born since 1951
- 1970s
- peak decade
Denelle's 637 recorded births place it above 85.97% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
Denelle's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Denelle's full recorded timeline at 1978, 46% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 54% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1951, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1970 peak of 25 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Denelle popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1951–2010
- Peak year (1970)
- 25
- Annual births at peak, across 60 years of records
Denelle popularity over time - boys
6 total births recorded since 1987 (Denelle as boys' name)
Denelle by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (218 births, 34% of the file).
1970s was Denelle's strongest decade.
218 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 34% of all-time use.
Denelle births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 36
1950s
36 births
- 1960s
1960s
126 births
- 1970s
1970s
218 births
- 1980s
1980s
176 births
- 1990s 60
1990s
60 births
- 2000s 16
2000s
16 births
- 2010s 5
2010s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 218 births (34% of all-time use).
How Denelle 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 Denelle's total volume
Denelle by state
Where Denelle concentrates geographically, total births since 1951
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 40 | 6.3% |
| #2 | Minnesota | | 6 | 0.9% |
40 of 637 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Denelle's data
- Denelle's decade-level peak was the 1970s (218 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Denelles (40 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Denelle: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1970)
Similar record span (~59 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, 1951–2010 (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 Denelle 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.