Dennett — boys' name
5 babies named Dennett in U.S. Social Security records since 1953, with the highest year being 1953. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
The verdict
5 boys have been named Dennett since 1953, peaking in the 1950s, last recorded in 1953.
- 5
- total births
- 1953–1953
- years on record
- 1950s
- peak decade
- 100%
- born in that decade
100% of everyone ever named Dennett was born in this single decade.
5 babies were named Dennett in 1953 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Dennett
The Social Security Administration has registered 5 babies named Dennett between 1953 and 1953, spanning 1 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Dennett currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1953. The name reached its historical peak in 1953, when 5 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Dennett performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 5 births during that ten-year window.
No etymological entry is currently available for Dennett 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 5 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.
Dennett at a glance
Last recorded 1953Peak year
Current rank
Active since
Dennett popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1953–1953
- Peak year (1953)
- 5
- Annual births at peak — across 1 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000 — last recorded 1953.
5 total births across 1 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1953 with 5 births in a single year.
Dennett by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 1950s
- 5 births that decade — 100% of Dennett's all-time total
Dennett decade highlights
- Peak decade 5 births
- Decades tracked with recorded births
1950s was Dennett's strongest decade
5 babies received the name during that ten-year window — about 100% 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, 1953–1953 (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.