Is Denna a boy or girl name?

Denna is a girl’s name. Of the 2,377 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Denna

Recorded 1921–2023 · United States

Denna was most popular in 1969, when 102 American babies were given the name — ranking #1,804 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 2,377 people named Denna.

Denna over time

Births per year. The dot marks Denna’s peak in 1969. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Denna a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Denna is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 2,377 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 100% girls and 0% 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.

Names that peaked alongside Denna

Where Denna is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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