Girls' name · since 2002

Deniah

Deniah has 70 recorded births since 2002 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2009 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

#31,085 of 72,339
all-time among girls
70
born since 2002
2000s
peak decade

Deniah sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 70 recorded since 2002.

Social Security Administration records show Deniah recorded 70 times among girls since 2002, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2002 to 2024.

  • #31,085 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • 70 born since 2002
  • 2000s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Deniah ranks #31,085 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 70 born since 2002, peaking in the 2000s.

#31,085 of 72,339
all-time among girls
70
born since 2002
2000s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Deniah's 70 recorded births place it above 56.88% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Deniah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Deniah's full recorded timeline at 2007, 59% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 41% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2024, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2009 peak of 11 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Deniah popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2002–2024

Last recorded 2024
Peak year (2009)
11
Annual births at peak, across 23 years of records
4681012 200220042005200620072008200920152024 5

Deniah by decade

2000s is the heaviest window (58 births, 83% of the file).

2000s was Deniah's strongest decade.

58 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 83% of all-time use.

Deniah births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2000s at 58 births (83% of all-time use).

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Deniah?
Since 2002, Social Security records show 70 babies named Deniah. Across the full SSA archive it ranks #31,085 of 72,339 girls' names by total births. The most recent recorded year was 2024. Its busiest year on record was 2009, with 11 births.
Where does Deniah sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Deniah ranks #31,085 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Deniah most popular?
Deniah was most popular in the 2000s decade with 58 total births. The single peak year was 2009.
How long has the name Deniah been used?
Records for Deniah go back to 2002, giving 23 years of history through 2024.
What names are similar to Deniah?
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 Deniah's data

  • Deniah's decade-level peak was the 2000s (58 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Deniah

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Deniah: 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, 2002–2024 (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 Deniah 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.