Is Denay a boy or girl name?

Denay is a girl’s name. Of the 510 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Denay

Recorded 1963–2011 · United States

Denay was most popular in 1991, when 23 American babies were given the name — ranking #6,886 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 510 people named Denay.

Denay over time

Births per year. The dot marks Denay’s peak in 1991. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Denay a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Denay is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 510 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org