NameTides

Denny

Denny was the #4,249 boys' name in the US in 2025 (24 babies), and #697 in England & Wales.

Denny as a boy’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Ireland
  • Canada
Denny as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.130.250.380.518801900192019401960198020002020England & WalesUS
Denny as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.130.250.380.51880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandIrelandCanada
2025#4,249 (24)#697 (51)———
2024#4,321 (24)#747 (46)———
2023#3,712 (30)#645 (55)#728 (3)—#2,123 (8)
2022#3,533 (32)#714 (47)———
2021#4,011 (26)#704 (49)———
2020#5,235 (17)#706 (47)#599 (4)#741 (3)#2,746 (5)
2019#3,496 (32)#768 (41)—#646 (4)—
2018#3,301 (34)#749 (44)———
2017#3,378 (33)#786 (42)#602 (4)——
2016#3,524 (31)#801 (40)#707 (3)——
2015#2,565 (48)#790 (40)———
2014#2,705 (44)#754 (42)——#2,371 (6)
2013#2,668 (44)#804 (38)#466 (6)—#2,305 (6)
2012#2,811 (42)#927 (32)#568 (4)——
2011#1,999 (68)#1,447 (16)——#2,629 (5)

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 1946 at #325.
  • Rising over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1889.
  • In 2020, 29% of US babies named Denny were girls.

How common is it?

about 1 in 71,000 baby boys in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USBoys2025about 1 in 71,000rare
England & WalesBoys2025about 1 in 5,300uncommon

Next year

On its recent trend, Denny is likely to hold steady in the US in 2026: about 1 in 72,000 baby boys. Likely range 1 in 56,000 to 1 in 92,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Denny by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: fewer than 5 babiesWIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: #999WAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 babiesMNIllinois: fewer than 5 babiesILMichigan: fewer than 5 babiesMINew York: fewer than 5 babiesNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 babiesMAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: fewer than 5 babiesINOhio: fewer than 5 babiesOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 babiesPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 babiesNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: fewer than 5 babiesCAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: fewer than 5 babiesCONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: fewer than 5 babiesMOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: fewer than 5 babiesVAMaryland: fewer than 5 babiesMDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: fewer than 5 babiesAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: fewer than 5 babiesTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: fewer than 5 babiesGAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: fewer than 5 babiesTXFlorida: fewer than 5 babiesFL
Denny (boys) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
DennyCanadaBoys—too few
DennyEngland & WalesGirls—too few
DennyEngland & WalesBoys#69751
DennyIrelandBoys—too few
DennyNorthern IrelandBoys—too few
DennyScotlandBoys—too few
DennyUSGirls—too few
DennyUSBoys#4,24924