Recorded 1940–1995 Boys' name Peak 1965 38 births

Dennes — boys' name

38 babies named Dennes in U.S. Social Security records since 1940, with the highest year being 1965. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

38 boys have been named Dennes since 1940, peaking in the 1960s, last recorded in 1995.

38
total births
1940–1995
years on record
1960s
peak decade
34%
born in that decade
1960s
Peak decade

34% of everyone ever named Dennes was born in this single decade.

1965
Single peak year

8 babies were named Dennes in 1965 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Dennes

The Social Security Administration has registered 38 babies named Dennes between 1940 and 1995, spanning 56 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Dennes currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1995. The name reached its historical peak in 1965, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Dennes performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 13 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Dennes shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Dennes 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 38 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.

Dennes at a glance

Last recorded 1995

Total births

38

Since 1940

56 years of records

Peak year

1965

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1995

Active since

1940

Recorded for 56 years

Last year on file: 1995

Dennes popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1995–1940

Last recorded 1995
Peak year (1965)
8
Annual births at peak — across 56 years of records
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Dennes by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
13 births that decade — 34% of Dennes's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Dennes?
38 babies have been named Dennes since 1940. It was last recorded in 1995. The peak year was 1965 with 8 births.
When was Dennes most popular?
Dennes was most popular in the 1960s decade with 13 total births. The single peak year was 1965.
How long has the name Dennes been used?
Dennes has been recorded in Social Security data since 1940, spanning 56 years of data through 1995.
What names are similar to Dennes?
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.

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, 1940–1995 (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.