Girls' name · since 1997

Denira

Since 1997, U.S. Social Security records show 17 babies named Denira, peaking in 1997. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.

#47,644 of 72,339
all-time among girls
17
born since 1997
2000s
peak decade

Denira is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 17 have been recorded since 1997.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Denira has been recorded 17 times among girls since 1997, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1997 to 2007.

  • #47,644 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • 17 born since 1997
  • 2000s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Denira ranks #47,644 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 17 born since 1997, peaking in the 2000s.

#47,644 of 72,339
all-time among girls
17
born since 1997
2000s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Denira's 17 recorded births place it above 33.2% 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.

Denira's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Denira's full recorded timeline at 2004, 65% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 35% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 2004, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1997 peak of 6 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Denira popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1997–2007

Last recorded 2007
Peak year (1997)
6
Annual births at peak, across 11 years of records
4.555.566.5 199720042007 6

Denira by decade

2000s is the heaviest window (11 births, 65% of the file).

2000s was Denira's strongest decade.

11 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 65% of all-time use.

Denira births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2000s at 11 births (65% of all-time use).

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Denira?
Denira has been given to 17 babies in the U.S. since 1997, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #47,644 of 72,339 among girls' names (total births, highest first). Its last appearance in the data was 2007. 6 babies were born in 1997, its single highest year.
Where does Denira sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Denira ranks #47,644 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 Denira most popular?
Denira was most popular in the 2000s decade with 11 total births. The single peak year was 1997.
How long has the name Denira been used?
Records for Denira go back to 1997, giving 11 years of history through 2007.
What names are similar to Denira?
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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Denira: 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, 1997–2007 (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 Denira 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.