Total births
209
Girls' name · since 1957
Dennette
209 babies named Dennette in U.S. Social Security records since 1957, with the highest year being 1966. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- 209
- total births
- 1957–1987
- years on record
- 1960s
- peak decade
- 60%
- born in that decade
Dennette is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 209 have been recorded since 1957.
Dennette has 209 recorded births among girls since 1957, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1960s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1957 to 1987.
- 209 total births
- 1957–1987 years on record
- 1960s peak decade
- 60% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
209 girls have been named Dennette since 1957, peaking in the 1960s, last recorded in 1987.
- 209
- total births
- 1957–1987
- years on record
- 1960s
- peak decade
- 60%
- born in that decade
1960s
Peak decade
60% of everyone ever named Dennette was born in this single decade.
1966
Single peak year
23 babies were named Dennette in 1966 - its busiest year on record.
Dennette's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Dennette's full recorded timeline at 1968, 40% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 60% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1958, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1966 peak of 23 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Dennette at a glance
Last recorded 1987Peak year
1966
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1957
Dennette popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1957–1987
- Peak year (1966)
- 23
- Annual births at peak, across 31 years of records
Dennette by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1960s was Dennette's strongest decade.
125 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 60% of all-time use.
Dennette births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 22
1950s
22 births
- 1960s
1960s
125 births
- 1970s
1970s
57 births
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 125 births (60% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Dennette? ▼
209 babies have been named Dennette since 1957. It was last recorded in 1987. The peak year was 1966 with 23 births.
When was Dennette most popular? ▼
Dennette was most popular in the 1960s decade with 125 total births. The single peak year was 1966.
How long has the name Dennette been used? ▼
Dennette has been recorded in Social Security data since 1957, spanning 31 years of data through 1987.
What names are similar to Dennette? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Denise, Dena, Denice, Denisse, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.
What to do with Dennette's data
- Dennette's decade-level peak was the 1960s (125 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1980s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Dennette
Nearby Names Like Dennette
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Dennette
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Denice Girl
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Denisse Girl
#1959 7,370 births
Denisha Girl
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Compare Dennette side by side: Dennette vs Denise Dennette vs Dena Dennette vs Denice
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 1957–1987 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Dennette: Baby Name Since 1957 - 209 Births, Peak 1966." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/dennette. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Dennette 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 July 2026.