US rank #8460 Girls' name Peak 2000 1,247 births

Denia — #8460 US girls' name

1,247 babies named Denia in U.S. Social Security records since 1924, with the highest year being 2000. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1920s51930s71940s61950s551960s1311970s1301980s1621990s2592000s2872010s1432020s62
#8460
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 52% of names given to girls today.

2000s
Peak decade

23% of everyone ever named Denia was born in this single decade.

2000
Single peak year

34 babies were named Denia in 2000 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Denia

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,247 babies named Denia between 1924 and 2024, spanning 101 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Denia currently holds the #8460 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2000, when 34 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Denia performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 287 births during that ten-year window. Across the 11 decades of recorded activity, Denia shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 127 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and New York. In total, SSA state-level files list Denia in 5 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Denia 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 1,247 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.

Denia at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,247

Since 1924

101 years of records

Peak year

2000

34 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#8,460

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1924

Recorded for 101 years

Last year on file: 2024

Denia popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1924

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2000)
34
Annual births at peak — across 101 years of records
010203040 202420142004199419841974196419541924 5

Denia by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
287 births that decade — 23% of Denia's all-time total
1920s51930s71940s61950s551960s1311970s1301980s1621990s2592000s2872010s1432020s62

Denia by state

Where Denia concentrates geographically — total births since 1924

Geographically diffuse
Top 5 states by recorded births for the name Denia
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
127 10.2%
#2 Texas
44 3.5%
#3 New York
10 0.8%
#4 Florida
5 0.4%
#5 Maryland
5 0.4%
California share of Denia's total US births 10.2%
Even split

127 of 1,247 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Denia?
1,247 babies have been named Denia since 1924. It currently ranks #8460 among girls. The peak year was 2000 with 34 births.
When was Denia most popular?
Denia was most popular in the 2000s decade with 287 total births. The single peak year was 2000.
Where is Denia most popular?
The top states for the name Denia are California (127 births), Texas (44 births), New York (10 births).
How long has the name Denia been used?
Denia has been recorded in Social Security data since 1924, spanning 101 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Denia?
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.

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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, 1924–2024 (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.