Girls' name · since 1924

Denia

Denia has 1,256 recorded births since 1924 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2000 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

#6,425 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#10,187 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
1,256
born since 1924
2000s
peak decade

Yes -- Denia is the #10187 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 1,256 recorded since 1924.

Denia has 1,256 recorded births among girls since 1924, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #10187 as of the latest data, more common than 41% of girls, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1924 to 2025.

  • #6,425 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • #10,187 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
  • 1,256 born since 1924
  • 2000s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Denia ranks #6,425 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #10,187 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,256 born since 1924, peaking in the 2000s.

#6,425 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#10,187 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
1,256
born since 1924
2000s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%41.1%
Denia vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
Above the archive median
All-time archive position

Denia's 1,256 recorded births place it above 91.11% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

5 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

The state file records this name in 5 jurisdictions, led by California.

How Denia compares

1,256 Top 29% higher than 71% of 17,297 names currently given to girls

Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.

Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data

How the numbers stack up

Denia's all-time total is 3x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Denia Median girls name (Kyann) #1 girls name (Olivia)
All-time total births 1,256 376 567,345
Peak-year births 34 21 19,840

Denia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Divide Denia's SSA record in two at 1988 and the more recent half accounts for 64% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 36%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1924, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2000 peak of 34, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.

Denia popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1924–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2000)
34
Annual births at peak, across 102 years of records
010203040 192419601970198019902000201020202025 9

Denia by decade

2000s is the heaviest window (287 births, 23% of the file).

2000s was Denia's strongest decade.

287 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 23% of all-time use.

Denia births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2000s at 287 births (23% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

How Denia 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 Denia's total volume

Denia vs 15 similarly-sized girls names Scatter plot of 16 data points. 0%5%10%15% 050100150 New & already peakedOld name, single-era peakNew & still diversifyingLong history, steady all along Years in SSA records % of total births in the single peak year -84, 2.8%-108, 2.4%-69, 6%-137, 2.9%-69, 4.1%-53, 7.6%-33, 13.3%-30, 5.3%-77, 3%-39, 6.6%-143, 2.7%-31, 5.8%-108, 5.5%-52, 11.8%-32, 6.6%Denia-102, 2.7%Denia
Denia vs 15 similarly-sized girls names

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 10.1%
#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 10.1%
Even split

127 of 1,256 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Denia? ▼
1,256 babies have been named Denia since 1924. All-time, it sits at #6,425 of 72,339 girls' names by recorded births. In 2025, it ranks #10,187 of 17,297 among girls. The peak year was 2000 with 34 births.
Where does Denia sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Denia ranks #6,425 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #10,187 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the 2025 SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
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 102 years of data through 2025.
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.

What to do with Denia's data

  • Denia's decade-level peak was the 2000s (287 total births); usage has since declined to 71 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
  • California records the most Denias (127 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.

Keep exploring Denia

Nearby Names Like Denia

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Denia

Denise Girl
#1674 373,422 births
Dena Girl
#4548 32,479 births
Denice Girl
10,649 births
Denisse Girl
#1884 7,370 births
Denisha Girl
4,306 births

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Related Names

Names with a similar popularity rank to Denia

Jonelle #10186
3,239 births · Peak 1981
Saralyn #10188
1,299 births · Peak 1961
Jeana #10185
7,694 births · Peak 1970
Orchid #10189
304 births · Peak 2021
Lillah #10184
203 births · Peak 2011
Judi #10190
10,351 births · Peak 1947
Willemina #10183
68 births · Peak 2015
Marily #10191
875 births · Peak 2005

Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Denia: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1924–2025 (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 Denia 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.