Is Dene a boy or girl name?

Dene is a unisex name. Of the 795 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 72.0% were girls and 28.0% were boys.

Dene

Recorded 1917–2000 · United States

Dene was most popular in 1965, when 26 American babies were given the name — ranking #3,670 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 795 people named Dene.

Dene over time

Births per year. The dot marks Dene’s peak in 1965. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Dene a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Dene is a unisex name — 72.0% of the 795 Americans given it were girls and 28.0% 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