Recorded 1949–1994 Girls' name Peak 1964 963 births

Denine — girls' name

963 babies named Denine in U.S. Social Security records since 1949, with the highest year being 1964. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1940s81950s1051960s5191970s2321980s841990s15

The verdict

963 girls have been named Denine since 1949, peaking in the 1960s, last recorded in 1994.

963
total births
1949–1994
years on record
1960s
peak decade
54%
born in that decade
1960s
Peak decade

54% of everyone ever named Denine was born in this single decade.

1964
Single peak year

133 babies were named Denine in 1964 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Denine

The Social Security Administration has registered 963 babies named Denine between 1949 and 1994, spanning 46 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Denine currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1994. The name reached its historical peak in 1964, when 133 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Denine performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 519 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Denine shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Pennsylvania, which accounts for 98 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New York and California. In total, SSA state-level files list Denine in 10 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Denine 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 963 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.

Denine at a glance

Last recorded 1994

Total births

963

Since 1949

46 years of records

Peak year

1964

133 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1994

Active since

1949

Recorded for 46 years

Last year on file: 1994

Denine popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1994–1949

Last recorded 1994
Peak year (1964)
133
Annual births at peak — across 46 years of records
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Denine by decade

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

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
519 births that decade — 54% of Denine's all-time total
1940s81950s1051960s5191970s2321980s841990s15

Denine by state

Where Denine concentrates geographically — total births since 1949

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Denine
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Pennsylvania
98 10.2%
#2 New York
84 8.7%
#3 California
68 7.1%
#4 New Jersey
20 2.1%
#5 Illinois
17 1.8%
#6 Michigan
14 1.5%
#7 Ohio
12 1.2%
#8 Louisiana
7 0.7%
Pennsylvania share of Denine's total US births 10.2%
Even split

98 of 963 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 10 reporting states.

Denine appears in 10 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Denine?
963 babies have been named Denine since 1949. It was last recorded in 1994. The peak year was 1964 with 133 births.
When was Denine most popular?
Denine was most popular in the 1960s decade with 519 total births. The single peak year was 1964.
Where is Denine most popular?
The top states for the name Denine are Pennsylvania (98 births), New York (84 births), California (68 births).
How long has the name Denine been used?
Denine has been recorded in Social Security data since 1949, spanning 46 years of data through 1994.
What names are similar to Denine?
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, 1949–1994 (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.