Recorded 1956–1999 Girls' name Peak 1956 20 births

Dennia — girls' name

20 babies named Dennia in U.S. Social Security records since 1956, with the highest year being 1956. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s51960s101990s5

The verdict

20 girls have been named Dennia since 1956, peaking in the 1960s, last recorded in 1999.

20
total births
1956–1999
years on record
1960s
peak decade
50%
born in that decade
1960s
Peak decade

50% of everyone ever named Dennia was born in this single decade.

1956
Single peak year

5 babies were named Dennia in 1956 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Dennia

The Social Security Administration has registered 20 babies named Dennia between 1956 and 1999, spanning 44 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Dennia currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1999. The name reached its historical peak in 1956, when 5 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Dennia performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 10 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Dennia shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Dennia 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 20 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.

Dennia at a glance

Last recorded 1999

Total births

20

Since 1956

44 years of records

Peak year

1956

5 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1999

Active since

1956

Recorded for 44 years

Last year on file: 1999

Dennia popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1999–1956

Last recorded 1999
Peak year (1956)
5
Annual births at peak — across 44 years of records
5 1999196419601956 5

Dennia by decade

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

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
10 births that decade — 50% of Dennia's all-time total
1950s51960s101990s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Dennia?
20 babies have been named Dennia since 1956. It was last recorded in 1999. The peak year was 1956 with 5 births.
When was Dennia most popular?
Dennia was most popular in the 1960s decade with 10 total births. The single peak year was 1956.
How long has the name Dennia been used?
Dennia has been recorded in Social Security data since 1956, spanning 44 years of data through 1999.
What names are similar to Dennia?
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.

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, 1956–1999 (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.