Unisex name · since 1978
Dennys
Since 1978, U.S. Social Security records show 477 babies named Dennys, peaking in 1998. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #8,132 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 477
- born since 1978
- 2000s
- peak decade
Dennys is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 477 have been recorded since 1978.
Dennys has 477 recorded births among boys since 1978, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1978 to 2024.
- #8,132 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 477 born since 1978
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dennys ranks #8,132 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 477 born since 1978, peaking in the 2000s.
- #8,132 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 477
- born since 1978
- 2000s
- peak decade
Dennys's 477 recorded births place it above 82.11% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
Dennys's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Dennys's full recorded timeline at 2003, 47% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 53% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2019, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1998 peak of 20 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Dennys popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1978–2024
- Peak year (1998)
- 20
- Annual births at peak, across 47 years of records
Dennys popularity over time - girls
83 total births recorded since 1991 (Dennys as girls' name)
Dennys by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (147 births, 31% of the file).
2000s was Dennys's strongest decade.
147 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 31% of all-time use.
Dennys births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 6
1970s
6 births
- 1980s 57
1980s
57 births
- 1990s
1990s
146 births
- 2000s
2000s
147 births
- 2010s
2010s
96 births
- 2020s 25
2020s
25 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 147 births (31% of all-time use).
Dennys by state
Where Dennys concentrates geographically, total births since 1978
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 29 | 6.1% |
| #2 | New York | | 21 | 4.4% |
29 of 477 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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- Dennys's decade-level peak was the 2000s (147 total births); usage has since declined to 25 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Dennyss (29 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California 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 Dennys: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1998)
Similar record span (~46 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, 1978–2024 (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 Dennys 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.