boy's name

Deny

  • Gender Boy
  • Syllables 2
  • Letters 4
  • Births on record 250

Deny is a boy's name with 2 syllables. In 2012 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 2008, when 9 babies were given the name.
  • It has largely dropped out of use.
  • First appears in US birth records in 1967.
  • 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 2.

Deny over time

Births per decade in the United States, 1960s to 2010s. The striped bar is the 2010s, still in progress — it covers 2010 to 2012, not a full ten years.

62
'60 '70 '80 '90 '00 '10
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Births named Deny by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1960s 11
1970s 16
1980s 17
1990s 16
2000s 62
2010s (to 2012) 18

How popular is Deny?

In 2012, Deny 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.

Where Deny is used

France #7,067 5 in 2018
United States #14,248 5 in 2012

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

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 Deny

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

Parents who like Deny also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Deny over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Deny

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

Common questions about Deny

How popular is the name Deny?

In 2012, Deny 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 Deny a girl's or a boy's name?

Deny is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.

How many syllables are in Deny?

Deny has 2 syllables.

When was Deny most popular?

Deny peaked in 2008, when 9 babies were given the name. It has largely dropped out of use.