Dennie
The Story of Dennie
As a girl name
The earliest SSA record of Dennie as a girl name dates back to 1884, when 6 babies received it. 1952 was its biggest year on record, with 22 newborns named Dennie — #2,201 in the national rankings. Dennie last appeared in the published SSA data in 1985, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 808 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1880s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
American parents first put Dennie on the record books as a boy name in 1881, with 5 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 1946, when 96 Dennies were born — ranking #660 that year. About 20% of every Dennie on record arrived during the 1950s, its defining decade. Dennie last appeared in the published SSA data in 2012, with 7 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 4K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1880s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Dennie
Dennie is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1881 and has accumulated 4K births in the dataset. Dennie's peak popularity came in 1946 when it ranked #660. Use the chart and map above to compare Dennie's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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