Dennie

Last seen for girls in 1985 at #10,677 · Last seen for boys in 2012 at #9,709
Given to boys 82.2% of the time

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Peak · boys
1886 · 11 births
Debut · boys
5 births
In top 100 · boys
never
of 146 years
Total births · boys
3,729
since 1881

Dennie over time

girlsboys

Rank within each sex, plotted together. Click any year to open it.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201943peak #930, 1884peak #578, 1886girlsboys
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025
2024
2023
2022
2021
2020
2019
2018
2017
2016
2015
2014
2013
2012#9,7097
2011
2010
2009
2008
2007#12,3675
2006
2005
2004#9,9486
2003
2002
2001
2000#9,1126
1999#9,9125
1998#7,5607
1997
1996#5,53510
1995#5,9289
1994#5,8689
1993#5,00211
1992#6,1288
1991#3,81315
1990#3,46717
1989#6,2297
1988#2,50923
1987#2,64120
1986#3,00516
1985#10,6775#2,11626
1984#10,4225#2,61318
1983#2,27222
1982#2,70917
1981#2,56918
1980#9,0956#2,11025
1979#6,6969#2,04825
1978#1,83428
1977#5,88810#1,85827
1976#9,2845#1,78128
1975#3,95016#1,55933
1974#5,36010#1,69228
1973#6,6667#1,37637
1972#4,09114#1,34839
1971#3,94315#1,35239
1970#6,3627#1,22246
1969#5,9747#92068
1968#4,48910#1,03451
1967#5,4577#95557
1966#3,74012#1,07347
1965#5,2897#96758
1964#4,6369#98958
1963#6,5925#98459
1962#3,59213#1,05652
1961#3,46014#95864
1960#3,92011#97361
1959#3,82711#83084
1958#4,1939#80487
1957#2,72718#97161
1956#3,18614#87473
1955#2,97115#78087
1954#3,49011#86372
1953#3,48011#90862
1952#2,20022#84069
1951#2,24520#78580
1950#2,34118#82768
1949#2,99912#82468
1948#4,6516#84665
1947#3,06112#74884
1946#2,22818#66096
1945#2,14916#69976
1944#2,76211#74569
1943#3,2499#73677
1942#2,81711#77769
1941#2,09616#87053
1940#2,57211#85854
1939#2,41712#76363
1938#2,73010#77962
1937#3,1468#93245
1936#2,26313#1,01039
1935#76665
1934#2,56711#97043
1933#3,4067#1,15932
1932#2,83110#1,03541
1931#2,58111#1,07839
1930#2,42513#1,28331
1929#2,92110#1,33928
1928#4,1956#1,44826
1927#3,05310#1,14539
1926#2,87211#1,24234
1925#3,3629#1,24633
1924#4,0027#1,49226
1923#2,91711#1,30031
1922#2,78012#1,39628
1921#3,4009#1,25234
1920#3,5988#1,38228
1919#4,2516#1,57622
1918#3,02410#1,17235
1917#2,55212#1,58721
1916#2,49812#1,26528
1915#3,7956#1,41023
1914#1,81814#1,30021
1913#2,3318#1,67611
1912#1,17416
1911#1,54510
1910
1909
1908#1,4399#1,3735
1907#1,8216#1,0947
1906#1,7276
1905
1904#1,6596
1903#9107
1902
1901#8587
1900#1,9325
1899#1,5965#1,0515
1898
1897#1,5555#9426
1896#9826
1895#1,1239
1894#1,0745
1893
1892#1,4505#1,0665
1891#7667
1890#7398
1889#9745
1888#1,2765#8157
1887#9215
1886#57811
1885#8366
1884#9306
1883#7996
1882#8376
1881#8665
1880
First appearance
1881

The first year at least five boys were named Dennie! It came in at #866, and was given to 5 baby boys.


Quietest stretch: 1884, when fewer than 5 boys a year got the name.

Where Dennie is popular in 1943

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Dennie, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 boys named Dennie, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Dennie, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Dennie, so not publishedNHWashington: fewer than 5 boys named Dennie, so not publishedWAIdaho: fewer than 5 boys named Dennie, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Dennie, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Dennie, so not publishedNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 boys named Dennie, so not publishedMNIllinois: fewer than 5 boys named Dennie, so not publishedILWisconsin: fewer than 5 boys named Dennie, so not publishedWIMichigan: fewer than 5 boys named Dennie, so not publishedMINew York: fewer than 5 boys named Dennie, so not publishedNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 boys named Dennie, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Dennie, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 boys named Dennie, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Dennie, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Dennie, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Dennie, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 boys named Dennie, so not publishedIAIndiana: #361 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 6,844 boysINOhio: #425 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 11,318 boysOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 boys named Dennie, so not publishedPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 boys named Dennie, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Dennie, so not publishedCTCalifornia: fewer than 5 boys named Dennie, so not publishedCAUtah: fewer than 5 boys named Dennie, so not publishedUTColorado: fewer than 5 boys named Dennie, so not publishedCONebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Dennie, so not publishedNEMissouri: fewer than 5 boys named Dennie, so not publishedMOKentucky: #305 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 3,289 boysKYWest Virginia: #272 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 2,881 boysWVVirginia: fewer than 5 boys named Dennie, so not publishedVAMaryland: fewer than 5 boys named Dennie, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Dennie, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 boys named Dennie, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Dennie, so not publishedNMKansas: fewer than 5 boys named Dennie, so not publishedKSArkansas: fewer than 5 boys named Dennie, so not publishedARTennessee: fewer than 5 boys named Dennie, so not publishedTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Dennie, so not publishedNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Dennie, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Dennie, so not publishedDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 boys named Dennie, so not publishedOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 boys named Dennie, so not publishedLAMississippi: fewer than 5 boys named Dennie, so not publishedMSAlabama: #426 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 5,712 boysALGeorgia: #476 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 7,338 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Dennie, so not publishedHITexas: #880 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 15,588 boysTXFlorida: fewer than 5 boys named Dennie, so not publishedFL

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Top states · boys
  1. West Virginia#272 · 1 in 2,881
  2. Kentucky#305 · 1 in 3,289
  3. Indiana#361 · 1 in 6,844
  4. Ohio#425 · 1 in 11,318
  5. Alabama#426 · 1 in 5,712

Best ever in a state: #216 in West Virginia, 1938.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
West Virginia#27271 in 2,881
Kentucky#30591 in 3,289
Indiana#36151 in 6,844
Ohio#42561 in 11,318
Alabama#42661 in 5,712
Georgia#47651 in 7,338
Texas#88051 in 15,588
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
California
Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
District of Columbia
Florida
Hawaii
Idaho
Illinois
Iowa
Kansas
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland
Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri
Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New Mexico
New York
North Carolina
North Dakota
Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Carolina
South Dakota
Tennessee
Utah
Vermont
Virginia
Washington
Wisconsin
Wyoming

Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Dennie
Momentum · boys
Faded out
  • Not published in 2025; last seen 2012
  • Biggest jump: 258 spots in 1886 (#836#578)
  • Biggest drop: 343 spots in 1887 (#578#921)
Rise & fade · boys
5 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1881
  • Peaked 1886 at #578 (11 births)
  • Births halved by 1887, 1 yr later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 1,000 for 46 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 46 yrs · run 1937–1961
Share of babies · boys
1 in 10,071
  • Highest: 1 in 10,071 boys born in 1886 were named Dennie (0.01%)
  • Latest: 1 in 270,992 boys born in 2012 (0.00%)
Era · boys
The 1950s
  • 19.9% of all boys named Dennie (743) were born in this decade
Girls or boys?
Flipped in 1912
  • Mostly girls until 1911, mostly boys since
all girlsall boys
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s51#578 (1886)#828
1890s42#739 (1890)#946
1900s26#858 (1901)#1,059
1910s177#1,172 (1918)#1,395
1920s307#1,145 (1927)#1,324
1930s460#763 (1939)#978
1940s711#660 (1946)#776
1950s743#780 (1955)#848
1960s575#920 (1969)#991
1970s330#1,222 (1970)#1,607
1980s192#2,110 (1980)#2,877
1990s91#3,467 (1990)#5,913
2000s17#9,112 (2000)#10,476
2010s7#9,709 (2012)#9,709

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Dennie in 1943

girls
#3,249
9 births · 1 in 155,033 girls
boys
#736
77 births · 1 in 18,536 boys

Top girls' names in 1943

  1. #1Mary66,174
  2. #2Barbara43,432
  3. #3Patricia39,620
  4. #4Linda38,439
  5. #5Carol31,686
  6. #6Sandra25,990
  7. #7Judith25,214
  8. #8Sharon24,712
  9. #9Nancy23,988
  10. #10Betty21,596
  11. #3,249Dennie9

Top boys' names in 1943

  1. #1James80,278
  2. #2Robert74,892
  3. #3John68,929
  4. #4William55,904
  5. #5Richard46,339
  6. #6David37,240
  7. #7Charles36,632
  8. #8Thomas32,874
  9. #9Ronald29,239
  10. #10Michael24,745
  11. #736Dennie77
More about 1943

girls

1,395,293 girls got a published name in 1943; 1 in 155,033 of them was named Dennie, which outranked 39.5% of the 5,367 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 24.4% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Dennie
  1. #3,040Wynelle10
  2. #3,040Wynn10
  3. #3,040Yvonna10
  4. #3,249Dennie9
  5. #3,249Adel9
  6. #3,249Agness9
  7. #3,249Alaine9
  8. #3,493Aaron8
  9. #3,493Adena8
  10. #3,493Adra8

Tied with 243 names at #3,249; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1942
Risers
  1. 878Tana#1,559#681
  2. 754Rozanne#1,706#952
  3. 722Cheryle#1,592#870
  4. 596Tena#1,592#996
  5. 525Alexis#1,349#824
Fallers
  1. 594Florida#997#1,591
  2. 467Jerilynn#581#1,048
  3. 364Lorelei#864#1,228
  4. 308Kaaren#536#844
  5. 305Erna#864#1,169

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

1,427,297 boys got a published name in 1943; 1 in 18,536 of them was named Dennie, which outranked 81.8% of the 4,040 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 34.1% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Dennie
  1. #732Jordan78
  2. #732Oren78
  3. #732Reid78
  4. #736Dennie77
  5. #736Arvid77
  6. #736Leigh77
  7. #736Michel77
  8. #740Avery76
  9. #740Carolyn76
  10. #740Huey76

Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1942
Risers
  1. 514Derek#1,228#714
  2. 465Armond#1,421#956
  3. 368Les#1,214#846
  4. 347Aron#1,244#897
  5. 321Edsel#1,167#846
Fallers
  1. 500Humberto#780#1,280
  2. 352Chauncey#928#1,280
  3. 352Clearence#991#1,343
  4. 344Macarthur#512#856
  5. 325Reyes#933#1,258

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1943