boy's name

Denney

  • Gender Boy
  • Syllables 2
  • Letters 6
  • Births on record 218

Denney is a boy's name with 2 syllables. In 1992 it was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

  • Peaked in 1948, when 12 babies were given the name.
  • It has largely dropped out of use.
  • First appears in US birth records in 1922.
  • 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.

Denney over time

Births per decade in the United States, 1920s to 1990s. The striped bar is the 1990s, still in progress — it covers 1990 to 1992, not a full ten years.

76
'20 '30 '40 '50 '60 '70 '80 '90
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Births named Denney by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1920s 5
1930s 10
1940s 76
1950s 37
1960s 44
1970s 23
1980s 12
1990s (to 1992) 11

How popular is Denney?

In 1992, Denney was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.

Names that peaked alongside Denney

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

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Sibling names for Denney

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Denney — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Denney

How popular is the name Denney?

In 1992, Denney was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Is Denney a girl's or a boy's name?

Denney is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.

How many syllables are in Denney?

Denney has 2 syllables.

When was Denney most popular?

Denney peaked in 1948, when 12 babies were given the name. It has largely dropped out of use.