Denison

Boy · recorded 1916–2019

  • 2019last recorded
  • 1916best year

Most popular in 1916.

Last recorded in 2019. 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 Denison.

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Its story

Popularity since 1916

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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 12 recorded years as a table
Denison, per million boys born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
YearPer million
19166
19335
19414
19445
19783
19933
20013
20033
20043
20083
20113
20193

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

Denison 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 2019
5
Rank in 2019
#12,145
How rare
1 in 358,843 boys
Since 1916
64

Denison was last recorded in 2019. 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 1916, at 6 per million boys born.

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

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