How Many People Are Named Denna?
An estimated 1,916 people in the United States have the first name Denna. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 53 years old, and Denna peaked in popularity in 1969 with 102 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Denna as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Denna paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,916
About 1 in 178,891 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
53
years old
Peak Year
1969
102 births
Total Registered
2,377
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Denna
Denna is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 2,377 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Denna as a female name
Ranked #9,134 in 2023
11 female births in 2023
Peak: 1969 (102 births)
Denna: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Denna span from the 1920s to the 2020s, covering 11 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1960s, when 720 babies were registered. Denna has declined significantly from its peak in the 1960s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Denna by Decade
How has Denna tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Denna by State
Birth registrations for Denna span all 17 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, California, Illinois. The lowest are in Virginia, Louisiana, Arizona. On average, about 24 Dennas were registered per state.
Denna + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Denna as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Denna
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Denna: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Denna?
We estimate approximately 1,916 people named Denna are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 178,891 Americans share this first name.
Is Denna a common name?
Denna is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 93.5% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 2,377 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Denna most popular?
Denna reached peak popularity in 1969, when 102 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Denna is approximately 53 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Denna a female name?
Denna is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Denna Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Denna Smith, Denna Johnson, Denna Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 0 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau estimate. Full methodology.
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