Girls' name · since 1926
Denora
Since 1926, U.S. Social Security records show 111 babies named Denora, peaking in 1968. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #25,952 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 111
- born since 1926
- 1960s
- peak decade
Denora is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 111 have been recorded since 1926.
Social Security Administration records show Denora recorded 111 times among girls since 1926, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1960s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1926 to 1988.
- #25,952 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 111 born since 1926
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Denora ranks #25,952 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 111 born since 1926, peaking in the 1960s.
- #25,952 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 111
- born since 1926
- 1960s
- peak decade
Denora's 111 recorded births place it above 64.02% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Denora's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Denora splits its recorded history at 1970: 46% of all births land in the more recent half, 54% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1926 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1968 peak of 9 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Denora popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1926–1988
- Peak year (1968)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 63 years of records
Denora by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (41 births, 37% of the file).
1960s was Denora's strongest decade.
41 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 37% of all-time use.
Denora births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s 5
1920s
5 births
- 1950s 14
1950s
14 births
- 1960s
1960s
41 births
- 1970s
1970s
33 births
- 1980s
1980s
18 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 41 births (37% of all-time use).
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- Denora's usage has stayed within range of its 1960s decade-level peak (41 total births) through the 1980s (18) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Denora: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1968)
Similar record span (~62 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, 1926–1988 (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 Denora 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.