Dena is an established variant of Deanna that peaked in 1970 and has since faded.
Dena is predominantly a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #4,581 for girl births in the United States (and #7,933 across all names), given to 30 babies. Dena was first reported in SSA data in 1880 and peaked in 1970 (1,542 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 30 | 30 | #4,581 | — |
| 2024 | 29 | 29 | #4,694 | — |
| 2023 | 27 | 27 | #4,903 | — |
| 2022 | 35 | 35 | #4,135 | — |
| 2021 | 32 | 32 | #4,346 | — |
| 2020 | 29 | 29 | #4,573 | — |
| 2019 | 32 | 32 | #4,367 | — |
| 2018 | 37 | 37 | #3,945 | — |
| 2017 | 42 | 42 | #3,646 | — |
| 2016 | 44 | 44 | #3,537 | — |
| 2015 | 37 | 37 | #4,013 | — |
| 2014 | 45 | 45 | #3,504 | — |
| 2013 | 43 | 43 | #3,593 | — |
| 2012 | 34 | 34 | #4,321 | — |
| 2011 | 42 | 42 | #3,679 | — |
| 2010 | 50 | 50 | #3,266 | — |
| 2009 | 47 | 47 | #3,471 | — |
| 2008 | 59 | 59 | #2,966 | — |
| 2007 | 61 | 61 | #2,938 | — |
| 2006 | 66 | 66 | #2,712 | — |
| 2005 | 69 | 69 | #2,507 | — |
| 2004 | 65 | 65 | #2,564 | — |
| 2003 | 84 | 84 | #2,095 | — |
| 2002 | 93 | 93 | #1,902 | — |
| 2001 | 71 | 71 | #2,268 | — |
| 2000 | 94 | 94 | #1,832 | — |
| 1999 | 90 | 90 | #1,774 | — |
| 1998 | 101 | 101 | #1,611 | — |
| 1997 | 101 | — | #1,589 | — |
| 1996 | 154 | — | #1,178 | — |
| 1995 | 127 | — | #1,311 | — |
| 1994 | 115 | — | #1,403 | — |
| 1993 | 128 | — | #1,314 | — |
| 1992 | 142 | — | #1,227 | — |
| 1991 | 156 | — | #1,140 | — |
| 1990 | 196 | — | #957 | — |
| 1989 | 225 | — | #855 | #6,385 |
| 1988 | 250 | — | #752 | — |
| 1987 | 236 | — | #762 | — |
| 1986 | 273 | — | #672 | — |
| 1985 | 358 | — | #552 | — |
| 1984 | 406 | — | #493 | — |
| 1983 | 416 | — | #478 | — |
| 1982 | 451 | — | #466 | — |
| 1981 | 484 | — | #452 | #4,624 |
| 1980 | 530 | — | #416 | — |
| 1979 | 537 | — | #403 | — |
| 1978 | 517 | — | #398 | — |
| 1977 | 582 | — | #368 | — |
| 1976 | 676 | — | #332 | — |
| 1975 | 821 | — | #293 | #4,953 |
| 1974 | 838 | — | #286 | — |
| 1973 | 860 | — | #284 | #4,636 |
| 1972 | 981 | — | #271 | #3,410 |
| 1971 | 1,181 | — | #252 | #3,196 |
| 1970 | 1,542 | — | #208 | — |
| 1969 | 1,264 | — | #237 | — |
| 1968 | 1,024 | — | #266 | #4,275 |
| 1967 | 960 | — | #273 | — |
| 1966 | 843 | — | #303 | — |
| 1965 | 810 | — | #318 | — |
| 1964 | 913 | — | #306 | #4,188 |
| 1963 | 957 | — | #300 | — |
| 1962 | 906 | — | #309 | — |
| 1961 | 768 | — | #342 | — |
| 1960 | 739 | — | #355 | — |
| 1959 | 599 | — | #387 | — |
| 1958 | 516 | — | #408 | — |
| 1957 | 471 | — | #433 | — |
| 1956 | 503 | — | #404 | — |
| 1955 | 467 | — | #404 | — |
| 1954 | 427 | — | #421 | — |
| 1953 | 315 | — | #488 | — |
| 1952 | 229 | — | #570 | — |
| 1951 | 224 | — | #571 | — |
| 1950 | 205 | — | #589 | — |
| 1949 | 178 | — | #619 | — |
| 1948 | 172 | — | #631 | — |
| 1947 | 223 | — | #571 | — |
| 1946 | 123 | — | #728 | — |
| 1945 | 127 | — | #651 | — |
| 1944 | 112 | — | #711 | — |
| 1943 | 84 | — | #850 | — |
| 1942 | 88 | — | #817 | — |
| 1941 | 79 | — | #812 | — |
| 1940 | 73 | — | #835 | — |
| 1939 | 76 | — | #785 | — |
| 1938 | 68 | — | #857 | — |
| 1937 | 64 | — | #862 | — |
| 1936 | 65 | — | #840 | — |
| 1935 | 59 | — | #897 | — |
| 1934 | 49 | — | #985 | — |
| 1933 | 66 | — | #821 | — |
| 1932 | 73 | — | #797 | — |
| 1931 | 76 | — | #770 | — |
| 1930 | 78 | — | #802 | — |
| 1929 | 71 | — | #843 | — |
| 1928 | 64 | — | #927 | — |
| 1927 | 77 | — | #842 | — |
| 1926 | 92 | — | #748 | — |
| 1925 | 91 | — | #774 | — |
| 1924 | 86 | — | #805 | — |
| 1923 | 86 | — | #787 | — |
| 1922 | 83 | — | #798 | — |
| 1921 | 97 | — | #743 | — |
| 1920 | 95 | — | #743 | — |
| 1919 | 104 | — | #685 | — |
| 1918 | 122 | — | #643 | — |
| 1917 | 94 | — | #713 | — |
| 1916 | 96 | — | #700 | — |
| 1915 | 113 | — | #615 | — |
| 1914 | 75 | — | #673 | — |
| 1913 | 62 | — | #660 | — |
| 1912 | 59 | — | #651 | — |
| 1911 | 48 | — | #618 | — |
| 1910 | 30 | — | #783 | — |
| 1909 | 31 | — | #720 | — |
| 1908 | 49 | — | #522 | — |
| 1907 | 38 | — | #603 | — |
| 1906 | 28 | — | #693 | — |
| 1905 | 37 | — | #572 | — |
| 1904 | 39 | — | #530 | — |
| 1903 | 24 | — | #681 | — |
| 1902 | 36 | — | #537 | — |
| 1901 | 41 | — | #468 | — |
| 1900 | 53 | — | #463 | — |
| 1899 | 37 | — | #483 | — |
| 1898 | 48 | — | #443 | — |
| 1897 | 40 | — | #462 | — |
| 1896 | 50 | — | #405 | — |
| 1895 | 36 | — | #489 | — |
| 1894 | 63 | — | #350 | — |
| 1893 | 32 | — | #475 | — |
| 1892 | 45 | — | #398 | — |
| 1891 | 33 | — | #442 | — |
| 1890 | 31 | — | #470 | — |
| 1889 | 30 | — | #445 | — |
| 1888 | 38 | — | #396 | — |
| 1887 | 39 | — | #345 | — |
| 1886 | 32 | — | #378 | — |
| 1885 | 27 | — | #397 | — |
| 1884 | 24 | — | #410 | — |
| 1883 | 16 | — | #485 | — |
| 1882 | 13 | — | #515 | — |
| 1881 | 23 | — | #341 | — |
| 1880 | 13 | — | #474 | — |