Girls' name · since 1962
Denina
Since 1962, U.S. Social Security records show 116 babies named Denina, peaking in 1978. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #25,503 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 116
- born since 1962
- 1970s
- peak decade
Denina sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 116 recorded since 1962.
Social Security Administration records show Denina recorded 116 times among girls since 1962, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1970s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1962 to 1992.
- #25,503 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 116 born since 1962
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Denina ranks #25,503 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 116 born since 1962, peaking in the 1970s.
- #25,503 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 116
- born since 1962
- 1970s
- peak decade
Denina's 116 recorded births place it above 64.64% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Denina's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Denina splits its recorded history at 1977: 53% of all births land in the more recent half, 47% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1962 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1978 peak of 11 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Denina popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1962–1992
- Peak year (1978)
- 11
- Annual births at peak, across 31 years of records
Denina by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (47 births, 41% of the file).
1970s was Denina's strongest decade.
47 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 41% of all-time use.
Denina births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s
1960s
25 births
- 1970s
1970s
47 births
- 1980s
1980s
39 births
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 47 births (41% of all-time use).
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- Denina's decade-level peak was the 1970s (47 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1990s -- 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.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Denina: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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Similar record span (~30 yrs)
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, 1962–1992 (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 Denina 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.