Every name given to a US baby since 1880, ranked year by year — straight from Social Security Administration birth records. 105,966 names · 375,362,447 births · public domain.

Dena

#796 most common girls' name of all time · #1,440 across all names · <1% male / >99% female · used 1880–2025

Rank among girls
#796
Rank overall
#1,440 of 105,966
First appeared
1880 or earlier
Years on the list
146 of 146
All-time
32,535
Since 2016
337
Peak year
1970 #208
Best rank
#208 1970
Girls Boys peak 1,542/yr
18801900192019401960198020002020

Dena is in the records from the very first year available, so it was almost certainly in use before 1880 — the data simply doesn't go back further.

Year by year

YearGirlsBoysTotalRank
2025 30 — 30 #4,548
2024 29 — 29 #4,674
2023 27 — 27 #4,876
2022 35 — 35 #4,109
2021 32 — 32 #4,327
2020 29 — 29 #4,549
2019 32 — 32 #4,346
2018 37 — 37 #3,920
2017 42 — 42 #3,627
2016 44 — 44 #3,524
2015 37 — 37 #3,990
2014 45 — 45 #3,487
2013 43 — 43 #3,574
2012 34 — 34 #4,298
2011 42 — 42 #3,660
2010 50 — 50 #3,257
2009 47 — 47 #3,460
2008 59 — 59 #2,959
2007 61 — 61 #2,933
2006 66 — 66 #2,703
2005 69 — 69 #2,503
2004 65 — 65 #2,557
2003 84 — 84 #2,092
2002 93 — 93 #1,899
2001 71 — 71 #2,260
2000 94 — 94 #1,829
1999 90 — 90 #1,772
1998 101 — 101 #1,609
1997 101 — 101 #1,586
1996 154 — 154 #1,176
1995 127 — 127 #1,307
1994 115 — 115 #1,400
1993 128 — 128 #1,312
1992 142 — 142 #1,225
1991 156 — 156 #1,138
1990 196 — 196 #957
1989 218 7 225 #852
1988 250 — 250 #751
1987 236 — 236 #763
1986 273 — 273 #671
1985 358 — 358 #552
1984 406 — 406 #492
1983 416 — 416 #478
1982 451 — 451 #466
1981 476 8 484 #452
1980 530 — 530 #417
1979 537 — 537 #403
1978 517 — 517 #398
1977 582 — 582 #368
1976 676 — 676 #331
1975 815 6 821 #293
1974 838 — 838 #286
1973 854 6 860 #284
1972 972 9 981 #271
1971 1,171 10 1,181 #252
1970 1,542 — 1,542 #208
1969 1,264 — 1,264 #237
1968 1,019 5 1,024 #266
1967 960 — 960 #273
1966 843 — 843 #303
1965 810 — 810 #318
1964 908 5 913 #306
1963 957 — 957 #300
1962 906 — 906 #309
1961 768 — 768 #342
1960 739 — 739 #355
1959 599 — 599 #387
1958 516 — 516 #408
1957 471 — 471 #433
1956 503 — 503 #404
1955 467 — 467 #404
1954 427 — 427 #421
1953 315 — 315 #488
1952 229 — 229 #571
1951 224 — 224 #571
1950 205 — 205 #589
1949 178 — 178 #619
1948 172 — 172 #631
1947 223 — 223 #572
1946 123 — 123 #730
1945 127 — 127 #651
1944 112 — 112 #712
1943 84 — 84 #851
1942 88 — 88 #814
1941 79 — 79 #812
1940 73 — 73 #834
1939 76 — 76 #787
1938 68 — 68 #858
1937 64 — 64 #862
1936 65 — 65 #843
1935 59 — 59 #896
1934 49 — 49 #981
1933 66 — 66 #822
1932 73 — 73 #796
1931 76 — 76 #770
1930 78 — 78 #800
1929 71 — 71 #843
1928 64 — 64 #927
1927 77 — 77 #840
1926 92 — 92 #748
1925 91 — 91 #774
1924 86 — 86 #805
1923 86 — 86 #786
1922 83 — 83 #798
1921 97 — 97 #743
1920 95 — 95 #740
1919 104 — 104 #686
1918 122 — 122 #643
1917 94 — 94 #713
1916 96 — 96 #701
1915 113 — 113 #617
1914 75 — 75 #672
1913 62 — 62 #660
1912 59 — 59 #653
1911 48 — 48 #618
1910 30 — 30 #783
1909 31 — 31 #719
1908 49 — 49 #521
1907 38 — 38 #603
1906 28 — 28 #693
1905 37 — 37 #572
1904 39 — 39 #530
1903 24 — 24 #682
1902 36 — 36 #538
1901 41 — 41 #470
1900 53 — 53 #466
1899 37 — 37 #482
1898 48 — 48 #442
1897 40 — 40 #464
1896 50 — 50 #407
1895 36 — 36 #489
1894 63 — 63 #349
1893 32 — 32 #479
1892 45 — 45 #399
1891 33 — 33 #444
1890 31 — 31 #472
1889 30 — 30 #447
1888 38 — 38 #400
1887 39 — 39 #346
1886 32 — 32 #385
1885 27 — 27 #403
1884 24 — 24 #414
1883 16 — 16 #487
1882 13 — 13 #511
1881 23 — 23 #345
1880 13 — 13 #474