Recorded 1926–1988 Girls' name Peak 1968 111 births

Denora — girls' name

111 babies named Denora in U.S. Social Security records since 1926, with the highest year being 1968. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1920s51950s141960s411970s331980s18
1960s
Peak decade

37% of everyone ever named Denora was born in this single decade.

1968
Single peak year

9 babies were named Denora in 1968 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Denora

The Social Security Administration has registered 111 babies named Denora between 1926 and 1988, spanning 63 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Denora currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1988. The name reached its historical peak in 1968, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Denora performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 41 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Denora shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Denora 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 111 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.

Denora at a glance

Last recorded 1988

Total births

111

Since 1926

63 years of records

Peak year

1968

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1988

Active since

1926

Recorded for 63 years

Last year on file: 1988

Denora popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1988–1926

Last recorded 1988
Peak year (1968)
9
Annual births at peak — across 63 years of records
45678910 1988197919721969196519561926 5

Denora by decade

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

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
41 births that decade — 37% of Denora's all-time total
1920s51950s141960s411970s331980s18

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Denora?
111 babies have been named Denora since 1926. It was last recorded in 1988. The peak year was 1968 with 9 births.
When was Denora most popular?
Denora was most popular in the 1960s decade with 41 total births. The single peak year was 1968.
How long has the name Denora been used?
Denora has been recorded in Social Security data since 1926, spanning 63 years of data through 1988.
What names are similar to Denora?
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, 1926–1988 (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.