Dennis Name Popularity

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How popular is Dennis?

In 2018 the less frequently given name Dennis, ranked the 556th Most Popular Boys Name in the United States.

Presently one of the top 1000 most popular, Dennis has been a top 1000 placer since the Social Security Administration began keeping records in 1880.

Position 16, its highest popularity RANKING, was reached in 1949.

But, the greatest number of babies were given the name in 1952 with 24,557 occurrences.

In any year, the least number of babies named Dennis was 75 in 1903.

Dennis, decisively moved upwards in popularity around the years 1892-1895, 1897-1900, 1906-1916, and 1927-1947, whereas unequivocal downward movement occurred about 1953-1965, 1969-1976, 1979-1983, 1988-1998, and 1999-2002.

The popularity trend for Dennis has steadily decreased for a while. Of late, continuing the trend, the number of parents selecting the name Dennis for their newborn has dropped.

What does the future hold for the popularity of Dennis?

Dennis's popularity is at an extremely low point when measured against its most notable year.

The name Dennis still has a solid footing but will probably continue to drift downward in popularity.

Relative to what it once was, Dennis is very rarely used as a given name.

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		Dennis (Girl)		Dennis (Boy)
Year	%	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank
2018		< 5	--	493	556
2017		5	16,450	514	545
2016		7	13,239	586	509
2015		< 5	--	590	495
2014		6	15,042	574	491
2013		< 5	--	623	454
2012		< 5	--	659	424
2011		15	7,890	683	413
2010		8	12,582	723	392
2009		14	8,557	839	362
2008		17	7,490	833	368
2007		21	6,386	965	330
2006		13	8,858	1,024	314
2005		15	7,603	1,036	317
2004		25	5,100	1,007	310
2003		21	5,639	1,107	282
2002		23	5,124	1,081	280
2001		17	6,399	1,177	270
2000		10	9,337	1,339	252
1999		13	7,348	1,337	239
1998		13	7,217	1,318	238
1997		20	5,071	1,487	209
1996		19	5,116	1,542	201
1995		13	6,743	1,687	185
1994		22	4,564	1,787	177
1993		11	7,638	1,963	165
1992		14	6,386	2,167	150
1991		27	3,851	2,313	138
1990		17	5,350	2,494	129
1989		21	4,391	2,677	123
1988		15	5,391	2,650	116
1987		22	3,881	2,755	107
1986		30	3,070	2,706	104
1985		26	3,344	2,843	103
1984		25	3,348	2,953	97
1983		31	2,800	3,052	92
1982		28	3,106	3,391	87
1981		23	3,550	3,635	83
1980		28	3,082	3,806	80
1979		43	2,252	4,082	75
1978		32	2,641	3,863	71
1977		45	2,096	4,151	68
1976		32	2,496	4,171	66
1975		28	2,698	4,729	59
1974		32	2,402	4,881	59
1973		46	1,835	5,180	56
1972		39	2,029	5,607	52
1971		30	2,492	6,591	49
1970		33	2,321	7,320	46
1969		45	1,842	7,362	44
1968		31	2,172	7,403	45
1967		40	1,857	7,638	43
1966		33	2,030	7,786	44
1965		37	1,892	8,213	44
1964		42	1,811	9,328	42
1963		41	1,822	9,831	39
1962		52	1,561	10,621	37
1961		46	1,677	12,485	34
1960		54	1,505	14,311	31
1959		58	1,411	16,033	29
1958		54	1,451	16,413	29
1957		62	1,345	16,890	28
1956		55	1,417	18,361	26
1955		53	1,373	20,411	23
1954		46	1,483	20,751	21
1953		51	1,359	23,659	19
1952		53	1,320	24,557	18
1951		47	1,368	24,263	17
1950		39	1,478	22,860	17
1949		39	1,471	21,745	16
1948		44	1,388	21,758	17
1947		72	1,050	23,684	17
1946		48	1,243	21,441	17
1945		37	1,315	14,990	19
1944		44	1,190	13,677	20
1943		68	955	14,111	20
1942		32	1,455	13,282	20
1941		37	1,248	9,560	23
1940		39	1,174	7,845	24
1939		26	1,480	6,213	34
1938		12	2,473	4,236	49
1937		9	2,991	3,159	63
1936		10	2,726	2,629	74
1935		18	1,862	2,595	72
1934		15	2,109	2,053	95
1933		13	2,300	1,685	106
1932		13	2,396	1,421	121
1931		8	3,287	1,201	138
1930		17	2,039	1,174	145
1929		10	2,972	998	154
1928		11	2,814	956	159
1927		15	2,360	920	165
1926		12	2,739	838	173
1925		8	3,758	826	177
1924		5	5,254	807	178
1923		9	3,432	773	182
1922		6	4,580	677	198
1921		12	2,808	728	190
1920		8	3,697	624	207
1919		10	3,056	626	202
1918		10	3,084	637	203
1917		9	3,154	582	199
1916		< 5	--	532	206
1915		< 5	--	514	209
1914		8	2,702	382	212
1913		< 5	--	324	205
1912		< 5	--	268	206
1911		< 5	--	166	189
1910		< 5	--	135	196
1909		< 5	--	120	187
1908		< 5	--	101	200
1907		< 5	--	111	191
1906		< 5	--	89	198
1905		< 5	--	106	179
1904		< 5	--	90	196
1903		< 5	--	75	206
1902		< 5	--	85	194
1901		< 5	--	79	183
1900		< 5	--	132	158
1899		< 5	--	86	169
1898		< 5	--	99	166
1897		< 5	--	96	162
1896		< 5	--	90	179
1895		< 5	--	108	142
1894		< 5	--	84	179
1893		< 5	--	83	172
1892		< 5	--	82	191
1891		< 5	--	89	147
1890		< 5	--	102	139
1889		< 5	--	111	128
1888		< 5	--	106	145
1887		< 5	--	93	139
1886		< 5	--	98	138
1885		< 5	--	112	122
1884		< 5	--	113	127
1883		< 5	--	112	115
1882		< 5	--	135	108
1881		< 5	--	99	120
1880		< 5	--	128	106

United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.