Unisex name · since 1881
Dennie
Dennie has 3,729 recorded births since 1881 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1946 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #2,201 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 3,729
- born since 1881
- 1950s
- peak decade
Dennie is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 3,729 have been recorded since 1881.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dennie has been recorded 3,729 times among boys since 1881, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1950s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1881 to 2012.
- #2,201 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 3,729 born since 1881
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dennie ranks #2,201 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 3,729 born since 1881, peaking in the 1950s.
- #2,201 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 3,729
- born since 1881
- 1950s
- peak decade
Dennie's 3,729 recorded births place it above 95.16% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
20 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Kentucky.
Dennie's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Dennie's SSA record in two at 1948 and the more recent half accounts for 56% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 44%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1881, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1946 peak of 96, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Dennie popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1881–2012
- Peak year (1946)
- 96
- Annual births at peak, across 132 years of records
Dennie popularity over time - girls
808 total births recorded since 1884 (Dennie as girls' name)
Dennie by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (743 births, 20% of the file).
1950s was Dennie's strongest decade.
743 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 20% of all-time use.
Dennie births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 51
1880s
51 births
- 1890s 42
1890s
42 births
- 1900s 26
1900s
26 births
- 1910s 177
1910s
177 births
- 1920s
1920s
307 births
- 1930s
1930s
460 births
- 1940s
1940s
711 births
- 1950s
1950s
743 births
- 1960s
1960s
575 births
- 1970s
1970s
330 births
- 1980s 192
1980s
192 births
- 1990s 91
1990s
91 births
- 2000s 17
2000s
17 births
- 2010s 7
2010s
7 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 743 births (20% of all-time use).
How Dennie compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Dennie's total volume
Dennie by state
Where Dennie concentrates geographically, total births since 1881
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Kentucky | | 333 | 8.9% |
| #2 | West Virginia | | 162 | 4.3% |
| #3 | Texas | | 84 | 2.3% |
| #4 | Tennessee | | 81 | 2.2% |
| #5 | Ohio | | 79 | 2.1% |
| #6 | North Carolina | | 63 | 1.7% |
| #7 | California | | 50 | 1.3% |
| #8 | Mississippi | | 29 | 0.8% |
333 of 3,729 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 20 reporting states.
Dennie appears in 20 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Dennie's data
- Dennie's decade-level peak was the 1950s (743 total births); usage has since declined to 7 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Kentucky records the most Dennies (333 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Kentucky names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Dennie: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1946)
Similar record span (~131 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, 1881–2012 (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 Dennie 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.