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Denny

Boy

Meaning of Denny: English: diminutive of Dennis

Denny is a boy's name most strongly associated with English naming. It has 5 letters and 2 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 4136th most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025 and 747th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#4136

24 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#747

46 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

15,819

First recorded 1889 · peak 1947

Trend

stable

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 139 babies1982: 164 babies1983: 122 babies1984: 101 babies1985: 124 babies1986: 116 babies1987: 121 babies1988: 112 babies1989: 118 babies1990: 93 babies19901991: 114 babies1992: 98 babies1993: 83 babies1994: 90 babies1995: 88 babies1996: 102 babies1997: 103 babies1998: 63 babies1999: 76 babies2000: 66 babies20002001: 68 babies2002: 81 babies2003: 73 babies2004: 73 babies2005: 68 babies2006: 78 babies2007: 85 babies2008: 65 babies2009: 50 babies2010: 63 babies20102011: 68 babies2012: 42 babies2013: 44 babies2014: 44 babies2015: 48 babies2016: 31 babies2017: 33 babies2018: 34 babies2019: 32 babies2020: 24 babies20202021: 26 babies2022: 32 babies2023: 30 babies2024: 24 babies2025: 24 babies
US babies named Denny per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 164.

Gender split

98% boys · 2% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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