Boys' name · since 1915
Dennison
760 babies named Dennison in U.S. Social Security records since 1915, with the highest year being 1949. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #6,090 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 760
- born since 1915
- 1980s
- peak decade
760 boys have been named Dennison since 1915, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dennison has been recorded 760 times among boys since 1915, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1980s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1915 to 2024.
- #6,090 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 760 born since 1915
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dennison ranks #6,090 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 760 born since 1915, peaking in the 1980s.
- #6,090 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 760
- born since 1915
- 1980s
- peak decade
Dennison's 760 recorded births place it above 86.59% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by New Mexico.
Dennison's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Dennison's SSA record in two at 1973 and the more recent half accounts for 53% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 47%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1915, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1949 peak of 18, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Dennison popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1915–2024
- Peak year (1949)
- 18
- Annual births at peak, across 110 years of records
Dennison by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (118 births, 16% of the file).
1980s was Dennison's strongest decade.
118 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 16% of all-time use.
Dennison births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 19
1910s
19 births
- 1920s
1920s
56 births
- 1930s 27
1930s
27 births
- 1940s
1940s
71 births
- 1950s
1950s
83 births
- 1960s
1960s
78 births
- 1970s
1970s
95 births
- 1980s
1980s
118 births
- 1990s
1990s
78 births
- 2000s
2000s
62 births
- 2010s
2010s
54 births
- 2020s 19
2020s
19 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 118 births (16% of all-time use).
How Dennison 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 Dennison's total volume
Dennison by state
Where Dennison concentrates geographically, total births since 1915
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New Mexico | | 11 | 1.4% |
11 of 760 births nationwide.
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What to do with Dennison's data
- Dennison's decade-level peak was the 1980s (118 total births); usage has since declined to 19 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New Mexico records the most Dennisons (11 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New Mexico names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Dennison: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1949)
Similar record span (~109 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, 1915–2024 (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 Dennison 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.