Unisex name · since 1963
Deniz
1,212 babies named Deniz in U.S. Social Security records since 1963, with the highest year being 2019. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #4,553 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,618 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,212
- born since 1963
- 2010s
- peak decade
Deniz currently ranks #2618 among unisex names in America, with 1,212 babies recorded since 1963.
Social Security Administration records show Deniz recorded 1,212 times among boys since 1963, holding rank #2618 nationally today, ahead of 81% of boys, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1963 to 2025.
- #4,553 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #2,618 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,212 born since 1963
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Deniz ranks #4,553 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,618 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,212 born since 1963, peaking in the 2010s.
- #4,553 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,618 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,212
- born since 1963
- 2010s
- peak decade
Deniz's 1,212 recorded births place it above 89.98% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
7 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
How Deniz compares
1,212 Top 29% higher than 71% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Deniz's all-time total is 3x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Deniz | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,212 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 58 | 34 | 22,252 |
Deniz's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Deniz's full recorded timeline at 2001, 78% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 22% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1963, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2019 peak of 58 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Deniz popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1963–2025
- Peak year (2019)
- 58
- Annual births at peak, across 63 years of records
Deniz popularity over time - girls
910 total births recorded since 1961 (Deniz as girls' name)
Deniz by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (436 births, 36% of the file).
2010s was Deniz's strongest decade.
436 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 36% of all-time use.
Deniz births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 5
1960s
5 births
- 1970s 20
1970s
20 births
- 1980s 77
1980s
77 births
- 1990s 144
1990s
144 births
- 2000s
2000s
291 births
- 2010s
2010s
436 births
- 2020s
2020s
239 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 436 births (36% of all-time use).
How Deniz compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Deniz's total volume
Deniz by state
Where Deniz concentrates geographically, total births since 1963
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 191 | 15.8% |
| #2 | California | | 92 | 7.6% |
| #3 | Florida | | 66 | 5.4% |
| #4 | New Jersey | | 52 | 4.3% |
| #5 | Texas | | 26 | 2.1% |
| #6 | Illinois | | 10 | 0.8% |
| #7 | Washington | | 5 | 0.4% |
191 of 1,212 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 7 reporting states.
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What to do with Deniz's data
- Deniz's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (436 total births) through the 2020s (239) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Denizs (191 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Deniz: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2019)
Similar record span (~62 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, 1963–2025 (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 Deniz 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.