Boys' name · since 1947

Dennies

65 babies named Dennies in U.S. Social Security records since 1947, with the highest year being 1952. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#20,306 of 45,481
all-time among boys
65
born since 1947
1960s
peak decade

65 boys have been named Dennies since 1947, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.

Dennies has 65 recorded births among boys since 1947, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys 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 1947 to 1969.

  • #20,306 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 65 born since 1947
  • 1960s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dennies ranks #20,306 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 65 born since 1947, peaking in the 1960s.

#20,306 of 45,481
all-time among boys
65
born since 1947
1960s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Dennies's 65 recorded births place it above 55.16% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Dennies's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Dennies splits its recorded history at 1960: 49% of all births land in the more recent half, 51% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1957 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1952 peak of 8 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Dennies popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1947–1969

Last recorded 1969
Peak year (1952)
8
Annual births at peak, across 23 years of records
456789 1947195219531957195919601961196219631969 5

Dennies by decade

1960s is the heaviest window (32 births, 49% of the file).

1960s was Dennies's strongest decade.

32 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 49% of all-time use.

Dennies births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1960s at 32 births (49% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Dennies? ▼
Since 1947, Social Security records show 65 babies named Dennies. Across the full SSA archive it ranks #20,306 of 45,481 boys' names by total births. The most recent recorded year was 1969. Its busiest year on record was 1952, with 8 births.
Where does Dennies sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dennies ranks #20,306 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Dennies most popular? ▼
Dennies was most popular in the 1960s decade with 32 total births. The single peak year was 1952.
How long has the name Dennies been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Dennies since 1947 -- 23 years through the most recent 1969 data.
What names are similar to Dennies? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Dennis, Denis, Denver, Denny, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Keep exploring Dennies

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Dennies: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1947–1969 (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 Dennies 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.