Girls' name · since 1975
Denya
Denya has 124 recorded births since 1975 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2006 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #24,731 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 124
- born since 1975
- 2000s
- peak decade
124 girls have been named Denya since 1975, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Denya has been recorded 124 times among girls since 1975, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1975 to 2015.
- #24,731 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 124 born since 1975
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Denya ranks #24,731 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 124 born since 1975, peaking in the 2000s.
- #24,731 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 124
- born since 1975
- 2000s
- peak decade
Denya's 124 recorded births place it above 65.72% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Denya's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Denya's SSA record in two at 2006 and the more recent half accounts for 60% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 40%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1975, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2006 peak of 18, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Denya popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1975–2015
- Peak year (2006)
- 18
- Annual births at peak, across 41 years of records
Denya by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (92 births, 74% of the file).
2000s was Denya's strongest decade.
92 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 74% of all-time use.
Denya births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 1990s 6
1990s
6 births
- 2000s
2000s
92 births
- 2010s 21
2010s
21 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 92 births (74% of all-time use).
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- Denya's decade-level peak was the 2000s (92 total births); usage has since declined to 21 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
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 Denya: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2006)
Similar record span (~40 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, 1975–2015 (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 Denya 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.