Dennell — unisex name
28 babies named Dennell in U.S. Social Security records since 1964, with the highest year being 1968. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
The verdict
28 girls have been named Dennell since 1964, peaking in the 1960s, last recorded in 1970.
- 28
- total births
- 1964–1970
- years on record
- 1960s
- peak decade
- 79%
- born in that decade
79% of everyone ever named Dennell was born in this single decade.
6 babies were named Dennell in 1968 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Dennell
The Social Security Administration has registered 28 babies named Dennell between 1964 and 1970, spanning 7 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Dennell currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1970. The name reached its historical peak in 1968, when 6 babies received it in a single year. Dennell is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 10 additional births since 1990.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Dennell performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 22 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Dennell shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.
No etymological entry is currently available for Dennell 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 28 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.
Dennell at a glance
Last recorded 1970Peak year
Current rank
Active since
Dennell popularity over time — girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1970–1964
- Peak year (1968)
- 6
- Annual births at peak — across 7 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000 — last recorded 1970.
28 total births across 7 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1968 with 6 births in a single year.
Dennell popularity over time — boys
10 total births recorded since 1990 (Dennell as boys' name)
Unisex use is substantial
The boys' variant of Dennell accounts for 26% of total recorded use across both genders.
Dennell by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 1960s
- 22 births that decade — 79% of Dennell's all-time total
Dennell decade highlights
- Peak decade 22 births
- Runner-up 6 births
- Decades tracked with recorded births
1960s was Dennell's strongest decade
22 babies received the name during that ten-year window — about 79% of all-time use.
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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, 1964–1970 (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.