Recorded 1955–2011 Boys' name Peak 1987 201 births

Denorris — boys' name

201 babies named Denorris in U.S. Social Security records since 1955, with the highest year being 1987. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s141960s121970s461980s911990s232000s102010s5

The verdict

201 boys have been named Denorris since 1955, peaking in the 1980s, last recorded in 2011.

201
total births
1955–2011
years on record
1980s
peak decade
45%
born in that decade
1980s
Peak decade

45% of everyone ever named Denorris was born in this single decade.

1987
Single peak year

13 babies were named Denorris in 1987 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Denorris

The Social Security Administration has registered 201 babies named Denorris between 1955 and 2011, spanning 57 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Denorris currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2011. The name reached its historical peak in 1987, when 13 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Denorris performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 91 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Denorris shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Georgia, which accounts for 15 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Denorris in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Denorris 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 201 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.

Denorris at a glance

Last recorded 2011

Total births

201

Since 1955

57 years of records

Peak year

1987

13 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2011

Active since

1955

Recorded for 57 years

Last year on file: 2011

Denorris popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2011–1955

Last recorded 2011
Peak year (1987)
13
Annual births at peak — across 57 years of records
468101214 20111991198719831979197419631955 8

Denorris by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
91 births that decade — 45% of Denorris's all-time total
1950s141960s121970s461980s911990s232000s102010s5

Denorris by state

Where Denorris concentrates geographically — total births since 1955

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Denorris
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Georgia
15 7.5%
Georgia share of Denorris's total US births 7.5%

15 of 201 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Denorris?
201 babies have been named Denorris since 1955. It was last recorded in 2011. The peak year was 1987 with 13 births.
When was Denorris most popular?
Denorris was most popular in the 1980s decade with 91 total births. The single peak year was 1987.
Where is Denorris most popular?
The top states for the name Denorris are Georgia (15 births).
How long has the name Denorris been used?
Denorris has been recorded in Social Security data since 1955, spanning 57 years of data through 2011.
What names are similar to Denorris?
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.

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, 1955–2011 (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.