Unisex name · since 1955
Denni
Since 1955, U.S. Social Security records show 197 babies named Denni, peaking in 1975. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #19,945 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 197
- born since 1955
- 1970s
- peak decade
197 girls have been named Denni since 1955, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Denni has been recorded 197 times among girls since 1955, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1970s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1955 to 2024.
- #19,945 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 197 born since 1955
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Denni ranks #19,945 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 197 born since 1955, peaking in the 1970s.
- #19,945 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 197
- born since 1955
- 1970s
- peak decade
Denni's 197 recorded births place it above 72.35% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Denni's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Denni's SSA record in two at 1989 and the more recent half accounts for 44% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 56%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1970, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1975 peak of 14, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Denni popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1955–2024
- Peak year (1975)
- 14
- Annual births at peak, across 70 years of records
Denni popularity over time - boys
15 total births recorded since 1957 (Denni as boys' name)
Denni by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (74 births, 38% of the file).
1970s was Denni's strongest decade.
74 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 38% of all-time use.
Denni births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 24
1950s
24 births
- 1970s
1970s
74 births
- 1980s 19
1980s
19 births
- 1990s 21
1990s
21 births
- 2000s 16
2000s
16 births
- 2010s 15
2010s
15 births
- 2020s 28
2020s
28 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 74 births (38% of all-time use).
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What to do with Denni's data
- Denni's usage has stayed within range of its 1970s decade-level peak (74 total births) through the 2020s (28) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Denni: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1975)
Similar record span (~69 yrs)
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, 1955–2024 (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 Denni 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.