Is Dena a boy or girl name?
Dena is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 28 girls and 0 boys were named Dena, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 99.8% of the 32,500 US babies named Dena were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #4,787
- Babies named Dena since 1880
- 32,500
- Most popular year
- 1970
- 1,541 babies
Boys and girls named Dena, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 0 | 255 | 100% |
| 1890s | 0 | 415 | 100% |
| 1900s | 0 | 376 | 100% |
| 1910s | 0 | 803 | 100% |
| 1920s | 0 | 842 | 100% |
| 1930s | 0 | 674 | 100% |
| 1940s | 0 | 1,259 | 100% |
| 1950s | 0 | 3,956 | 100% |
| 1960s | 10 | 9,174 | 99.9% |
| 1970s | 31 | 8,503 | 99.6% |
| 1980s | 15 | 3,614 | 99.6% |
| 1990s | 0 | 1,310 | 100% |
| 2000s | 0 | 707 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 405 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 151 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 28 | #4,787 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 27 | #4,902 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 35 | #4,131 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 32 | #4,345 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 29 | #4,572 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 32 | #4,366 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 37 | #3,944 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 42 | #3,644 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 43 | #3,600 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 37 | #4,012 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 45 | #3,504 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 43 | #3,591 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 34 | #4,321 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 42 | #3,679 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 50 | #3,265 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 47 | #3,470 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 58 | #3,001 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 60 | #2,968 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 66 | #2,712 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 69 | #2,507 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 65 | #2,563 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 84 | #2,095 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 93 | #1,902 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 71 | #2,268 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 94 | #1,832 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 90 | #1,774 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 101 | #1,611 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 101 | #1,589 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 154 | #1,178 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 127 | #1,311 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 115 | #1,403 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 128 | #1,314 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 142 | #1,227 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 156 | #1,140 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 196 | #957 |
| 1989 | 7 | #6,384 | 218 | #855 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 250 | #752 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 236 | #762 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 273 | #672 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 358 | #552 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 406 | #493 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 416 | #478 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 451 | #466 |
| 1981 | 8 | #4,624 | 476 | #451 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 530 | #417 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 537 | #403 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 517 | #398 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 582 | #368 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 676 | #332 |
| 1975 | 6 | #4,953 | 815 | #293 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 838 | #286 |
| 1973 | 6 | #4,636 | 854 | #284 |
| 1972 | 9 | #3,409 | 972 | #271 |
| 1971 | 10 | #3,196 | 1,171 | #252 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 1,541 | #208 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 1,264 | #237 |
| 1968 | 5 | #4,275 | 1,020 | #265 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 960 | #273 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 843 | #303 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 810 | #318 |
| 1964 | 5 | #4,187 | 908 | #306 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 956 | #300 |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 906 | #309 |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 768 | #342 |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 739 | #355 |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 599 | #387 |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 516 | #408 |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 471 | #433 |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 503 | #404 |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 467 | #404 |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 427 | #421 |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 315 | #488 |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 229 | #570 |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 224 | #571 |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 205 | #589 |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 178 | #619 |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 172 | #631 |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 223 | #571 |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 123 | #728 |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 127 | #651 |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 112 | #711 |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 84 | #850 |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 88 | #817 |
| 1941 | 0 | – | 79 | #812 |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 73 | #835 |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 76 | #785 |
| 1938 | 0 | – | 68 | #857 |
| 1937 | 0 | – | 64 | #862 |
| 1936 | 0 | – | 65 | #840 |
| 1935 | 0 | – | 59 | #897 |
| 1934 | 0 | – | 49 | #985 |
| 1933 | 0 | – | 66 | #821 |
| 1932 | 0 | – | 73 | #797 |
| 1931 | 0 | – | 76 | #770 |
| 1930 | 0 | – | 78 | #802 |
| 1929 | 0 | – | 71 | #843 |
| 1928 | 0 | – | 64 | #927 |
| 1927 | 0 | – | 77 | #842 |
| 1926 | 0 | – | 92 | #748 |
| 1925 | 0 | – | 91 | #774 |
| 1924 | 0 | – | 86 | #805 |
| 1923 | 0 | – | 86 | #787 |
| 1922 | 0 | – | 83 | #798 |
| 1921 | 0 | – | 97 | #743 |
| 1920 | 0 | – | 95 | #743 |
| 1919 | 0 | – | 104 | #685 |
| 1918 | 0 | – | 122 | #643 |
| 1917 | 0 | – | 94 | #713 |
| 1916 | 0 | – | 96 | #700 |
| 1915 | 0 | – | 113 | #615 |
| 1914 | 0 | – | 75 | #673 |
| 1913 | 0 | – | 62 | #660 |
| 1912 | 0 | – | 59 | #651 |
| 1911 | 0 | – | 48 | #618 |
| 1910 | 0 | – | 30 | #783 |
| 1909 | 0 | – | 31 | #720 |
| 1908 | 0 | – | 49 | #522 |
| 1907 | 0 | – | 38 | #603 |
| 1906 | 0 | – | 28 | #693 |
| 1905 | 0 | – | 37 | #572 |
| 1904 | 0 | – | 39 | #530 |
| 1903 | 0 | – | 24 | #681 |
| 1902 | 0 | – | 36 | #537 |
| 1901 | 0 | – | 41 | #468 |
| 1900 | 0 | – | 53 | #463 |
| 1899 | 0 | – | 37 | #483 |
| 1898 | 0 | – | 48 | #443 |
| 1897 | 0 | – | 40 | #462 |
| 1896 | 0 | – | 50 | #405 |
| 1895 | 0 | – | 36 | #489 |
| 1894 | 0 | – | 63 | #350 |
| 1893 | 0 | – | 32 | #475 |
| 1892 | 0 | – | 45 | #398 |
| 1891 | 0 | – | 33 | #442 |
| 1890 | 0 | – | 31 | #470 |
| 1889 | 0 | – | 30 | #445 |
| 1888 | 0 | – | 38 | #396 |
| 1887 | 0 | – | 39 | #345 |
| 1886 | 0 | – | 32 | #378 |
| 1885 | 0 | – | 27 | #397 |
| 1884 | 0 | – | 24 | #410 |
| 1883 | 0 | – | 16 | #485 |
| 1882 | 0 | – | 13 | #515 |
| 1881 | 0 | – | 23 | #341 |
| 1880 | 0 | – | 13 | #474 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Dena reached #3,196 in 1971. As a girl name, it reached #208 in 1970. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1970s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Dena
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.