Recorded 1978–1998 Girls' name Peak 1992 137 births

Deniqua — girls' name

137 babies named Deniqua in U.S. Social Security records since 1978, with the highest year being 1992. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s71980s271990s103

The verdict

137 girls have been named Deniqua since 1978, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 1998.

137
total births
1978–1998
years on record
1990s
peak decade
75%
born in that decade
1990s
Peak decade

75% of everyone ever named Deniqua was born in this single decade.

1992
Single peak year

19 babies were named Deniqua in 1992 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Deniqua

The Social Security Administration has registered 137 babies named Deniqua between 1978 and 1998, spanning 21 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Deniqua currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1998. The name reached its historical peak in 1992, when 19 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Deniqua performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 103 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Deniqua shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Deniqua 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 137 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.

Deniqua at a glance

Last recorded 1998

Total births

137

Since 1978

21 years of records

Peak year

1992

19 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1998

Active since

1978

Recorded for 21 years

Last year on file: 1998

Deniqua popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1998–1978

Last recorded 1998
Peak year (1992)
19
Annual births at peak — across 21 years of records
05101520 19981996199419921990198619821978 7

Deniqua by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
103 births that decade — 75% of Deniqua's all-time total
1970s71980s271990s103

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Deniqua?
137 babies have been named Deniqua since 1978. It was last recorded in 1998. The peak year was 1992 with 19 births.
When was Deniqua most popular?
Deniqua was most popular in the 1990s decade with 103 total births. The single peak year was 1992.
How long has the name Deniqua been used?
Deniqua has been recorded in Social Security data since 1978, spanning 21 years of data through 1998.
What names are similar to Deniqua?
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.

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, 1978–1998 (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.