Recorded 1988–1995 Girls' name Peak 1992 21 births

Denequa — girls' name

21 babies named Denequa in U.S. Social Security records since 1988, with the highest year being 1992. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s51990s16

The verdict

21 girls have been named Denequa since 1988, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 1995.

21
total births
1988–1995
years on record
1990s
peak decade
76%
born in that decade
1990s
Peak decade

76% of everyone ever named Denequa was born in this single decade.

1992
Single peak year

6 babies were named Denequa in 1992 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Denequa

The Social Security Administration has registered 21 babies named Denequa between 1988 and 1995, spanning 8 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Denequa currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1995. The name reached its historical peak in 1992, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Denequa performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 16 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Denequa shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Denequa 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 21 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.

Denequa at a glance

Last recorded 1995

Total births

21

Since 1988

8 years of records

Peak year

1992

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1995

Active since

1988

Recorded for 8 years

Last year on file: 1995

Denequa popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1995–1988

Last recorded 1995
Peak year (1992)
6
Annual births at peak — across 8 years of records
4.555.566.5 1995199219901988 5

Denequa by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
16 births that decade — 76% of Denequa's all-time total
1980s51990s16

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Denequa?
21 babies have been named Denequa since 1988. It was last recorded in 1995. The peak year was 1992 with 6 births.
When was Denequa most popular?
Denequa was most popular in the 1990s decade with 16 total births. The single peak year was 1992.
How long has the name Denequa been used?
Denequa has been recorded in Social Security data since 1988, spanning 8 years of data through 1995.
What names are similar to Denequa?
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, 1988–1995 (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.