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
- Peak · boys
- 1886 · 11 births
- Debut · boys
- 5 births
- In top 100 · boys
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 3,729since 1881
Dennie over time
Rank within each sex, plotted together. Click any year to open it.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | — | — | ||
| 2024 | — | — | ||
| 2023 | — | — | ||
| 2022 | — | — | ||
| 2021 | — | — | ||
| 2020 | — | — | ||
| 2019 | — | — | ||
| 2018 | — | — | ||
| 2017 | — | — | ||
| 2016 | — | — | ||
| 2015 | — | — | ||
| 2014 | — | — | ||
| 2013 | — | — | ||
| 2012 | — | #9,709 | 7 | |
| 2011 | — | — | ||
| 2010 | — | — | ||
| 2009 | — | — | ||
| 2008 | — | — | ||
| 2007 | — | #12,367 | 5 | |
| 2006 | — | — | ||
| 2005 | — | — | ||
| 2004 | — | #9,948 | 6 | |
| 2003 | — | — | ||
| 2002 | — | — | ||
| 2001 | — | — | ||
| 2000 | — | #9,112 | 6 | |
| 1999 | — | #9,912 | 5 | |
| 1998 | — | #7,560 | 7 | |
| 1997 | — | — | ||
| 1996 | — | #5,535 | 10 | |
| 1995 | — | #5,928 | 9 | |
| 1994 | — | #5,868 | 9 | |
| 1993 | — | #5,002 | 11 | |
| 1992 | — | #6,128 | 8 | |
| 1991 | — | #3,813 | 15 | |
| 1990 | — | #3,467 | 17 | |
| 1989 | — | #6,229 | 7 | |
| 1988 | — | #2,509 | 23 | |
| 1987 | — | #2,641 | 20 | |
| 1986 | — | #3,005 | 16 | |
| 1985 | #10,677 | 5 | #2,116 | 26 |
| 1984 | #10,422 | 5 | #2,613 | 18 |
| 1983 | — | #2,272 | 22 | |
| 1982 | — | #2,709 | 17 | |
| 1981 | — | #2,569 | 18 | |
| 1980 | #9,095 | 6 | #2,110 | 25 |
| 1979 | #6,696 | 9 | #2,048 | 25 |
| 1978 | — | #1,834 | 28 | |
| 1977 | #5,888 | 10 | #1,858 | 27 |
| 1976 | #9,284 | 5 | #1,781 | 28 |
| 1975 | #3,950 | 16 | #1,559 | 33 |
| 1974 | #5,360 | 10 | #1,692 | 28 |
| 1973 | #6,666 | 7 | #1,376 | 37 |
| 1972 | #4,091 | 14 | #1,348 | 39 |
| 1971 | #3,943 | 15 | #1,352 | 39 |
| 1970 | #6,362 | 7 | #1,222 | 46 |
| 1969 | #5,974 | 7 | #920 | 68 |
| 1968 | #4,489 | 10 | #1,034 | 51 |
| 1967 | #5,457 | 7 | #955 | 57 |
| 1966 | #3,740 | 12 | #1,073 | 47 |
| 1965 | #5,289 | 7 | #967 | 58 |
| 1964 | #4,636 | 9 | #989 | 58 |
| 1963 | #6,592 | 5 | #984 | 59 |
| 1962 | #3,592 | 13 | #1,056 | 52 |
| 1961 | #3,460 | 14 | #958 | 64 |
| 1960 | #3,920 | 11 | #973 | 61 |
| 1959 | #3,827 | 11 | #830 | 84 |
| 1958 | #4,193 | 9 | #804 | 87 |
| 1957 | #2,727 | 18 | #971 | 61 |
| 1956 | #3,186 | 14 | #874 | 73 |
| 1955 | #2,971 | 15 | #780 | 87 |
| 1954 | #3,490 | 11 | #863 | 72 |
| 1953 | #3,480 | 11 | #908 | 62 |
| 1952 | #2,200 | 22 | #840 | 69 |
| 1951 | #2,245 | 20 | #785 | 80 |
| 1950 | #2,341 | 18 | #827 | 68 |
| 1949 | #2,999 | 12 | #824 | 68 |
| 1948 | #4,651 | 6 | #846 | 65 |
| 1947 | #3,061 | 12 | #748 | 84 |
| 1946 | #2,228 | 18 | #660 | 96 |
| 1945 | #2,149 | 16 | #699 | 76 |
| 1944 | #2,762 | 11 | #745 | 69 |
| 1943 | #3,249 | 9 | #736 | 77 |
| 1942 | #2,817 | 11 | #777 | 69 |
| 1941 | #2,096 | 16 | #870 | 53 |
| 1940 | #2,572 | 11 | #858 | 54 |
| 1939 | #2,417 | 12 | #763 | 63 |
| 1938 | #2,730 | 10 | #779 | 62 |
| 1937 | #3,146 | 8 | #932 | 45 |
| 1936 | #2,263 | 13 | #1,010 | 39 |
| 1935 | — | #766 | 65 | |
| 1934 | #2,567 | 11 | #970 | 43 |
| 1933 | #3,406 | 7 | #1,159 | 32 |
| 1932 | #2,831 | 10 | #1,035 | 41 |
| 1931 | #2,581 | 11 | #1,078 | 39 |
| 1930 | #2,425 | 13 | #1,283 | 31 |
| 1929 | #2,921 | 10 | #1,339 | 28 |
| 1928 | #4,195 | 6 | #1,448 | 26 |
| 1927 | #3,053 | 10 | #1,145 | 39 |
| 1926 | #2,872 | 11 | #1,242 | 34 |
| 1925 | #3,362 | 9 | #1,246 | 33 |
| 1924 | #4,002 | 7 | #1,492 | 26 |
| 1923 | #2,917 | 11 | #1,300 | 31 |
| 1922 | #2,780 | 12 | #1,396 | 28 |
| 1921 | #3,400 | 9 | #1,252 | 34 |
| 1920 | #3,598 | 8 | #1,382 | 28 |
| 1919 | #4,251 | 6 | #1,576 | 22 |
| 1918 | #3,024 | 10 | #1,172 | 35 |
| 1917 | #2,552 | 12 | #1,587 | 21 |
| 1916 | #2,498 | 12 | #1,265 | 28 |
| 1915 | #3,795 | 6 | #1,410 | 23 |
| 1914 | #1,818 | 14 | #1,300 | 21 |
| 1913 | #2,331 | 8 | #1,676 | 11 |
| 1912 | — | #1,174 | 16 | |
| 1911 | #1,545 | 10 | — | |
| 1910 | — | — | ||
| 1909 | — | — | ||
| 1908 | #1,439 | 9 | #1,373 | 5 |
| 1907 | #1,821 | 6 | #1,094 | 7 |
| 1906 | #1,727 | 6 | — | |
| 1905 | — | — | ||
| 1904 | #1,659 | 6 | — | |
| 1903 | — | #910 | 7 | |
| 1902 | — | — | ||
| 1901 | — | #858 | 7 | |
| 1900 | #1,932 | 5 | — | |
| 1899 | #1,596 | 5 | #1,051 | 5 |
| 1898 | — | — | ||
| 1897 | #1,555 | 5 | #942 | 6 |
| 1896 | — | #982 | 6 | |
| 1895 | #1,123 | 9 | — | |
| 1894 | — | #1,074 | 5 | |
| 1893 | — | — | ||
| 1892 | #1,450 | 5 | #1,066 | 5 |
| 1891 | — | #766 | 7 | |
| 1890 | — | #739 | 8 | |
| 1889 | — | #974 | 5 | |
| 1888 | #1,276 | 5 | #815 | 7 |
| 1887 | — | #921 | 5 | |
| 1886 | — | #578 | 11 | |
| 1885 | — | #836 | 6 | |
| 1884 | #930 | 6 | — | |
| 1883 | — | #799 | 6 | |
| 1882 | — | #837 | 6 | |
| 1881 | — | #866 | 5 | |
| 1880 | — | — | ||
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
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
- West Virginia#272 · 1 in 2,881
- Kentucky#305 · 1 in 3,289
- Indiana#361 · 1 in 6,844
- Ohio#425 · 1 in 11,318
- Alabama#426 · 1 in 5,712
Best ever in a state: #216 in West Virginia, 1938.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Virginia | #272 | 7 | 1 in 2,881 |
| Kentucky | #305 | 9 | 1 in 3,289 |
| Indiana | #361 | 5 | 1 in 6,844 |
| Ohio | #425 | 6 | 1 in 11,318 |
| Alabama | #426 | 6 | 1 in 5,712 |
| Georgia | #476 | 5 | 1 in 7,338 |
| Texas | #880 | 5 | 1 in 15,588 |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
| Arizona | — | — | — |
| Arkansas | — | — | — |
| California | — | — | — |
| Colorado | — | — | — |
| Connecticut | — | — | — |
| Delaware | — | — | — |
| District of Columbia | — | — | — |
| Florida | — | — | — |
| Hawaii | — | — | — |
| Idaho | — | — | — |
| Illinois | — | — | — |
| Iowa | — | — | — |
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| Louisiana | — | — | — |
| Maine | — | — | — |
| Maryland | — | — | — |
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| New Jersey | — | — | — |
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| New York | — | — | — |
| North Carolina | — | — | — |
| North Dakota | — | — | — |
| Oklahoma | — | — | — |
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| 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
- Not published in 2025; last seen 2012
- Biggest jump: 258 spots in 1886 (#836 → #578)
- Biggest drop: 343 spots in 1887 (#578 → #921)
- Debuted 1881
- Peaked 1886 at #578 (11 births)
- Births halved by 1887, 1 yr later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 46 yrs · run 1937–1961
- 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%)
- 19.9% of all boys named Dennie (743) were born in this decade
- Mostly girls until 1911, mostly boys since
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 51 | #578 (1886) | #828 |
| 1890s | 42 | #739 (1890) | #946 |
| 1900s | 26 | #858 (1901) | #1,059 |
| 1910s | 177 | #1,172 (1918) | #1,395 |
| 1920s | 307 | #1,145 (1927) | #1,324 |
| 1930s | 460 | #763 (1939) | #978 |
| 1940s | 711 | #660 (1946) | #776 |
| 1950s | 743 | #780 (1955) | #848 |
| 1960s | 575 | #920 (1969) | #991 |
| 1970s | 330 | #1,222 (1970) | #1,607 |
| 1980s | 192 | #2,110 (1980) | #2,877 |
| 1990s | 91 | #3,467 (1990) | #5,913 |
| 2000s | 17 | #9,112 (2000) | #10,476 |
| 2010s | 7 | #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
Top girls' names in 1943
Top boys' names in 1943
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).
- #3,040Wynelle10
- #3,040Wynn10
- #3,040Yvonna10
- #3,249Dennie9
- #3,249Adel9
- #3,249Agness9
- #3,249Alaine9
- #3,493Aaron8
- #3,493Adena8
- #3,493Adra8
Tied with 243 names at #3,249; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
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).