Boys' name · since 1948

Denley

Since 1948, U.S. Social Security records show 52 babies named Denley, peaking in 2011. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.

#21,877 of 45,481
all-time among boys
52
born since 1948
2010s
peak decade

Denley sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 52 recorded since 1948.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Denley has been recorded 52 times among boys since 1948, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1948 to 2019.

  • #21,877 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 52 born since 1948
  • 2010s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Denley ranks #21,877 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 52 born since 1948, peaking in the 2010s.

#21,877 of 45,481
all-time among boys
52
born since 1948
2010s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Denley's 52 recorded births place it above 51.66% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Denley's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Denley's full recorded timeline at 2012, 48% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 52% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1948, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2011 peak of 10 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Denley popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1948–2019

Last recorded 2019
Peak year (2011)
10
Annual births at peak, across 72 years of records
4681012 19482002201020112012201420162019 5

Denley by decade

2010s is the heaviest window (41 births, 79% of the file).

2010s was Denley's strongest decade.

41 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 79% of all-time use.

Denley births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2010s at 41 births (79% of all-time use).

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Denley? ▼
Denley has been given to 52 babies in the U.S. since 1948, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #21,877 of 45,481 among boys' names (total births, highest first). Its last appearance in the data was 2019. 10 babies were born in 2011, its single highest year.
Where does Denley sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Denley ranks #21,877 of 45,481 boys' 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 Denley most popular? ▼
Denley was most popular in the 2010s decade with 41 total births. The single peak year was 2011.
How long has the name Denley been used? ▼
Records for Denley go back to 1948, giving 72 years of history through 2019.
What names are similar to Denley? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Dennis, Denis, Denver, Denny, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Keep exploring Denley

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Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Denley

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Two nationwide peer axes for Denley: 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, 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 Denley 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.