Girls' name · since 1948
Denita
Since 1948, U.S. Social Security records show 2,750 babies named Denita, peaking in 1966. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #3,801 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 2,750
- born since 1948
- 1960s
- peak decade
Denita sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 2,750 recorded since 1948.
Denita has 2,750 recorded births among girls since 1948, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1960s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1948 to 2019.
- #3,801 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 2,750 born since 1948
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Denita ranks #3,801 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 2,750 born since 1948, peaking in the 1960s.
- #3,801 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 2,750
- born since 1948
- 1960s
- peak decade
Denita's 2,750 recorded births place it above 94.74% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
22 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Illinois.
Denita's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Denita splits its recorded history at 1976: 34% of all births land in the more recent half, 66% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1949 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1966 peak of 114 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Denita popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1948–2019
- Peak year (1966)
- 114
- Annual births at peak, across 72 years of records
Denita by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (991 births, 36% of the file).
1960s was Denita's strongest decade.
991 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 36% of all-time use.
Denita births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 11
1940s
11 births
- 1950s 357
1950s
357 births
- 1960s
1960s
991 births
- 1970s
1970s
725 births
- 1980s
1980s
467 births
- 1990s 164
1990s
164 births
- 2000s 30
2000s
30 births
- 2010s 5
2010s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 991 births (36% of all-time use).
How Denita compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Denita's total volume
Denita by state
Where Denita concentrates geographically, total births since 1948
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Illinois | | 115 | 4.2% |
| #2 | California | | 114 | 4.1% |
| #3 | Texas | | 100 | 3.6% |
| #4 | North Carolina | | 77 | 2.8% |
| #5 | Ohio | | 75 | 2.7% |
| #6 | Alabama | | 46 | 1.7% |
| #7 | Tennessee | | 44 | 1.6% |
| #8 | Kentucky | | 38 | 1.4% |
115 of 2,750 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 22 reporting states.
Denita appears in 22 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Denita's data
- Denita's decade-level peak was the 1960s (991 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Illinois records the most Denitas (115 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Illinois names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Denita: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1966)
Similar record span (~71 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, 1948–2019 (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 Denita 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.