Is Denny a boy or girl name?
Denny is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 23 boys were named Denny, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 2.5% of the 15,793 US babies named Denny were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #4,444
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Denny since 1889
- 15,793
- Most popular year
- 1947
- 446 babies
Boys and girls named Denny, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 5 | 0 | 0% |
| 1890s | 11 | 0 | 0% |
| 1900s | 26 | 0 | 0% |
| 1910s | 157 | 0 | 0% |
| 1920s | 458 | 14 | 3% |
| 1930s | 1,250 | 36 | 2.8% |
| 1940s | 3,011 | 59 | 1.9% |
| 1950s | 2,693 | 103 | 3.7% |
| 1960s | 2,447 | 56 | 2.2% |
| 1970s | 1,941 | 79 | 3.9% |
| 1980s | 1,223 | 33 | 2.6% |
| 1990s | 895 | 15 | 1.6% |
| 2000s | 707 | 0 | 0% |
| 2010s | 439 | 0 | 0% |
| 2020s | 128 | 7 | 5.2% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 23 | #4,444 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 30 | #3,730 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 32 | #3,554 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 26 | #4,038 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 17 | #5,302 | 7 | #12,471 |
| 2019 | 32 | #3,508 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 34 | #3,313 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 33 | #3,396 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 31 | #3,544 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 48 | #2,573 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 44 | #2,720 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 44 | #2,678 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 42 | #2,831 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 68 | #2,008 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 63 | #2,125 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 50 | #2,535 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 65 | #2,106 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 85 | #1,747 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 78 | #1,776 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 68 | #1,872 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 73 | #1,735 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 73 | #1,689 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 81 | #1,533 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 68 | #1,702 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 66 | #1,715 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 76 | #1,493 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 63 | #1,647 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 98 | #1,207 | 5 | #14,329 |
| 1996 | 97 | #1,182 | 5 | #14,084 |
| 1995 | 88 | #1,240 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 90 | #1,214 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 83 | #1,248 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 98 | #1,110 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 114 | #1,008 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 88 | #1,156 | 5 | #13,529 |
| 1989 | 118 | #938 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 112 | #905 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 114 | #877 | 7 | #9,021 |
| 1986 | 109 | #870 | 7 | #8,777 |
| 1985 | 117 | #825 | 7 | #8,573 |
| 1984 | 101 | #875 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 122 | #792 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 157 | #693 | 7 | #8,452 |
| 1981 | 134 | #755 | 5 | #10,817 |
| 1980 | 139 | #746 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 139 | #733 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 149 | #689 | 6 | #8,818 |
| 1977 | 189 | #611 | 9 | #6,474 |
| 1976 | 165 | #640 | 17 | #3,843 |
| 1975 | 200 | #570 | 7 | #7,354 |
| 1974 | 217 | #543 | 11 | #5,086 |
| 1973 | 197 | #566 | 11 | #4,957 |
| 1972 | 224 | #529 | 11 | #4,863 |
| 1971 | 217 | #548 | 7 | #6,768 |
| 1970 | 244 | #516 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 267 | #468 | 6 | #6,834 |
| 1968 | 204 | #534 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 195 | #532 | 5 | #7,033 |
| 1966 | 215 | #517 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 237 | #496 | 6 | #5,971 |
| 1964 | 227 | #519 | 6 | #6,178 |
| 1963 | 275 | #482 | 5 | #6,829 |
| 1962 | 259 | #493 | 9 | #4,611 |
| 1961 | 259 | #489 | 6 | #5,995 |
| 1960 | 309 | #456 | 13 | #3,545 |
| 1959 | 317 | #451 | 16 | #3,011 |
| 1958 | 305 | #448 | 13 | #3,414 |
| 1957 | 294 | #449 | 12 | #3,524 |
| 1956 | 255 | #473 | 11 | #3,744 |
| 1955 | 238 | #476 | 10 | #3,847 |
| 1954 | 221 | #486 | 5 | #5,940 |
| 1953 | 246 | #457 | 12 | #3,316 |
| 1952 | 251 | #446 | 9 | #3,880 |
| 1951 | 270 | #415 | 9 | #3,774 |
| 1950 | 296 | #392 | 6 | #4,866 |
| 1949 | 272 | #408 | 6 | #4,800 |
| 1948 | 327 | #376 | 7 | #4,287 |
| 1947 | 440 | #325 | 6 | #4,879 |
| 1946 | 390 | #325 | 6 | #4,550 |
| 1945 | 273 | #360 | 5 | #4,705 |
| 1944 | 295 | #347 | 7 | #3,774 |
| 1943 | 300 | #353 | 10 | #3,090 |
| 1942 | 303 | #346 | 7 | #3,825 |
| 1941 | 224 | #384 | 5 | #4,556 |
| 1940 | 187 | #426 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 222 | #381 | 7 | #3,518 |
| 1938 | 162 | #455 | 7 | #3,545 |
| 1937 | 141 | #478 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 139 | #477 | 6 | #3,800 |
| 1935 | 127 | #509 | 8 | #3,223 |
| 1934 | 132 | #501 | 8 | #3,225 |
| 1933 | 105 | #558 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 86 | #659 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 60 | #809 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 76 | #718 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 70 | #766 | 6 | #4,185 |
| 1928 | 70 | #775 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 62 | #859 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 47 | #1,011 | 8 | #3,644 |
| 1925 | 39 | #1,127 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 34 | #1,252 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 26 | #1,466 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 38 | #1,163 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 40 | #1,126 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 32 | #1,280 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 18 | #1,825 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 20 | #1,728 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 26 | #1,371 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 15 | #1,978 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 21 | #1,517 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 16 | #1,566 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 14 | #1,461 | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 13 | #1,373 | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 9 | #1,211 | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 5 | #1,650 | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 7 | #1,182 | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 5 | #1,433 | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 7 | #1,125 | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 7 | #1,072 | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 5 | #1,088 | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 6 | #1,032 | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 5 | #1,006 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Denny reached #325 in 1946. As a girl name, it reached #3,011 in 1959. 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 1940s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Denny
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.