Dena

Boy · recorded 1964–1989

  • 1989last recorded
  • 1971best year

Most popular in 1971.

Last recorded in 1989. Fewer than five boys a year have been given it since, so it's a true rarity.

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Meaning

We don’t have a verified meaning for Dena.

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Its story

Popularity since 1964

03619641970197719831989

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Per million boys born. Years with fewer than five births are not in the record, so the line breaks rather than dropping to zero.
See the 8 recorded years as a table
Dena, per million boys born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
YearPer million
19643
19683
19716
19726
19734
19754
19814
19893

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

Dena isn’t concentrated in any one state. Either it’s spread evenly, or no state reaches the 25 births over three years needed before a rate means anything.

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The numbers

Every figure

Births in 1989
7
Rank in 1989
#6,229
How rare
1 in 285,846 boys
Since 1964
56

Dena was last recorded in 1989. Fewer than five boys have been given the name in any year since, which is the point below which the record stops reporting.

Most popular in 1971, at 6 per million boys born.

There isn’t enough data for a ten-year trend: Dena doesn’t appear in both ends of that window.

Figures from the US Social Security Administration’s 2025 release. How these numbers are made.