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Dennis name popularity by year

Dennis: 24,552 US boys in 1952; 381 in 2025. Annual usage fell 98.4% from its 1950–2025 peak, in Social Security records.

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  • Dennis: 22,862 in 1950, 381 in 2025 (98% lower). It peaked at 24,552 in 1952.

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Dennis's high point in this series was 1952, when 24,552 US boys received the name. The count was 22,862 in 1950 and 1,343 in 2000. By 2025, it was 381, a decline of 98.4% from the peak displayed. The annual chart follows this exact spelling, rather than grouping together similar names or nicknames.

The more recent observations show 726 boys named Dennis in 2010 and 414 in 2020. Social Security counts names from applications associated with a birth year; these totals do not count everyone alive who has the name. The source suppresses names used fewer than five times, but every year shown here has a published count.

The data

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, baby names from Social Security card applications (names given to 5 or more babies). Retrieved November 5, 2026. US boys with this exact spelling, by birth year. Counts reflect Social Security applications, not all people currently bearing the name. Names with fewer than five occurrences are suppressed; every displayed year has a reported count.

The rise and fall of Dennis, US boys named Dennis, 1950–2025, 1950–2025
DateDennis
195022,862
195124,264
195224,552
195323,658
195420,758
195520,436
195618,359
195716,917
195816,418
195916,043
196014,303
196112,503
196210,633
19639,821
19649,327
19658,215
19667,786
19677,636
19687,403
19697,357
19707,312
19716,584
19725,608
19735,176
19744,880
19754,730
19764,169
19774,152
19783,861
19794,080
19803,804
19813,634
19823,392
19833,047
19842,953
19852,845
19862,705
19872,756
19882,652
19892,675
19902,494
19912,314
19922,165
19931,964
19941,788
19951,689
19961,540
19971,489
19981,318
19991,340
20001,343
20011,180
20021,081
20031,109
20041,017
20051,040
20061,029
2007968
2008833
2009845
2010726
2011685
2012661
2013625
2014578
2015592
2016587
2017516
2018497
2019510
2020414
2021385
2022423
2023427
2024376
2025381

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How popular is the name Dennis?

Social Security recorded 381 US boys named Dennis in 2025, the latest birth year in this series. The annual count was 98.4% below its displayed peak.

When was Dennis most popular?

Within the 1950–2025 series, Dennis reached its highest annual count in 1952, with 24,552 boys. This identifies the highest count, not the name’s rank or its share of all births.

What does the name count include?

The figures cover US boys recorded under the exact spelling Dennis in Social Security applications, grouped by birth year. They are annual name counts, not the number of living people with the name.

Where does this data come from?

U.S. Social Security Administration, baby names from Social Security card applications (names given to 5 or more babies). Retrieved November 5, 2026. US boys with this exact spelling, by birth year. Counts reflect Social Security applications, not all people currently bearing the name. Names with fewer than five occurrences are suppressed; every displayed year has a reported count. You can download the full table as a CSV from this page.

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