Recorded 1961–2013 Girls' name Peak 1985 980 births

Denielle — girls' name

980 babies named Denielle in U.S. Social Security records since 1961, with the highest year being 1985. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s551970s2691980s3981990s1972000s502010s11
1980s
Peak decade

41% of everyone ever named Denielle was born in this single decade.

1985
Single peak year

50 babies were named Denielle in 1985 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Denielle

The Social Security Administration has registered 980 babies named Denielle between 1961 and 2013, spanning 53 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Denielle currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2013. The name reached its historical peak in 1985, when 50 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Denielle performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 398 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Denielle shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 65 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New York and Pennsylvania. In total, SSA state-level files list Denielle in 6 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Denielle 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 980 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.

Denielle at a glance

Last recorded 2013

Total births

980

Since 1961

53 years of records

Peak year

1985

50 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2013

Active since

1961

Recorded for 53 years

Last year on file: 2013

Denielle popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2013–1961

Last recorded 2013
Peak year (1985)
50
Annual births at peak — across 53 years of records
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Denielle by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
398 births that decade — 41% of Denielle's all-time total
1960s551970s2691980s3981990s1972000s502010s11

Denielle by state

Where Denielle concentrates geographically — total births since 1961

Geographically diffuse
Top 6 states by recorded births for the name Denielle
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
65 6.6%
#2 New York
28 2.9%
#3 Pennsylvania
20 2.0%
#4 Florida
7 0.7%
#5 Massachusetts
7 0.7%
#6 Michigan
6 0.6%
California share of Denielle's total US births 6.6%
Even split

65 of 980 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Denielle?
980 babies have been named Denielle since 1961. It was last recorded in 2013. The peak year was 1985 with 50 births.
When was Denielle most popular?
Denielle was most popular in the 1980s decade with 398 total births. The single peak year was 1985.
Where is Denielle most popular?
The top states for the name Denielle are California (65 births), New York (28 births), Pennsylvania (20 births).
How long has the name Denielle been used?
Denielle has been recorded in Social Security data since 1961, spanning 53 years of data through 2013.
What names are similar to Denielle?
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, 1961–2013 (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.