Dennys*
#6,823 most common boys' name of all time · #17,121 across all names · 85% male / 15% female · used 1978–2024 · notable crossover
Rank among boys
#6,823
Rank overall
#17,121 of 105,966
First appeared
1978
Years on the list
40 of 146
All-time
560
Since 2016
57
Peak year
1998 #3,674
Best rank
#3,620 1993
Girls
Boys
peak 26/yr
Dennys first appears in 1978. That's the first year it was given to at least 5 US babies, which is the threshold below which the SSA withholds a name.
Year by year
| Year | Girls | Boys | Total | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | — | 6 | 6 | #11,304 |
| 2023 | — | 12 | 12 | #7,051 |
| 2021 | — | 7 | 7 | #10,025 |
| 2019 | — | 5 | 5 | #12,653 |
| 2018 | — | 8 | 8 | #9,064 |
| 2017 | — | 13 | 13 | #6,473 |
| 2016 | — | 6 | 6 | #11,129 |
| 2015 | — | 12 | 12 | #6,829 |
| 2014 | — | 6 | 6 | #11,079 |
| 2013 | — | 11 | 11 | #7,214 |
| 2012 | — | 10 | 10 | #7,784 |
| 2011 | — | 9 | 9 | #8,299 |
| 2010 | — | 16 | 16 | #5,595 |
| 2009 | 6 | 18 | 24 | #5,204 |
| 2008 | 9 | 14 | 23 | #6,192 |
| 2007 | — | 16 | 16 | #5,539 |
| 2006 | 9 | 17 | 26 | #5,207 |
| 2005 | 6 | 15 | 21 | #5,424 |
| 2004 | 6 | 12 | 18 | #6,319 |
| 2003 | 6 | 12 | 18 | #6,055 |
| 2002 | 7 | 18 | 25 | #4,423 |
| 2001 | — | 10 | 10 | #6,681 |
| 2000 | — | 15 | 15 | #4,943 |
| 1999 | — | 13 | 13 | #5,200 |
| 1998 | 6 | 20 | 26 | #3,674 |
| 1997 | — | 13 | 13 | #4,831 |
| 1996 | — | 12 | 12 | #5,062 |
| 1995 | — | 14 | 14 | #4,436 |
| 1994 | 5 | 15 | 20 | #4,228 |
| 1993 | 5 | 18 | 23 | #3,620 |
| 1992 | 10 | 13 | 23 | #4,492 |
| 1991 | 8 | 12 | 20 | #4,689 |
| 1990 | — | 16 | 16 | #3,748 |
| 1989 | — | 13 | 13 | #4,230 |
| 1988 | — | 9 | 9 | #5,102 |
| 1987 | — | 10 | 10 | #4,516 |
| 1985 | — | 9 | 9 | #4,645 |
| 1984 | — | 8 | 8 | #4,908 |
| 1980 | — | 8 | 8 | #4,891 |
| 1978 | — | 6 | 6 | #5,700 |