Deneka

Girl · recorded 1972–1997

  • 1997last recorded
  • 1978best year

Most popular in 1978.

Last recorded in 1997. Fewer than five girls 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 Deneka.

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Its story

Popularity since 1972

051019721978198519911997

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Per million girls born. Years with fewer than five births are not in the record, so the line breaks rather than dropping to zero.
See the 20 recorded years as a table
Deneka, per million girls born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
YearPer million
19724
19747
19765
19778
197810
19793
19804
19816
19824
19834
19847
19864
19874
19883
19898
19905
19915
19925
19934
19977

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

Deneka 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.

More like it

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The numbers

Every figure

Births in 1997
13
Rank in 1997
#6,844
How rare
1 in 133,900 girls
Since 1972
183

Deneka was last recorded in 1997. Fewer than five girls have been given the name in any year since, which is the point below which the record stops reporting.

Most popular in 1978, at 10 per million girls born.

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

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