Denae is an uncommon variant of Dena that peaked in 1997 and has since faded.
Denae is a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #15,502 for girl births in the United States (and #25,724 across all names), given to 5 babies. Denae was first reported in SSA data in 1953 and peaked in 1997 (81 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5 | 5 | #15,502 |
| 2023 | 7 | 7 | #12,465 |
| 2022 | 8 | 8 | #11,472 |
| 2021 | 9 | 9 | #10,492 |
| 2020 | 10 | 10 | #9,740 |
| 2019 | 10 | 10 | #9,920 |
| 2018 | 14 | 14 | #7,875 |
| 2017 | 15 | 15 | #7,552 |
| 2016 | 15 | 15 | #7,692 |
| 2015 | 12 | 12 | #9,102 |
| 2014 | 21 | 21 | #6,044 |
| 2013 | 22 | 22 | #5,872 |
| 2012 | 26 | 26 | #5,297 |
| 2011 | 24 | 24 | #5,596 |
| 2010 | 31 | 31 | #4,639 |
| 2009 | 39 | 39 | #3,962 |
| 2008 | 44 | 44 | #3,661 |
| 2007 | 34 | 34 | #4,399 |
| 2006 | 48 | 48 | #3,380 |
| 2005 | 47 | 47 | #3,277 |
| 2004 | 49 | 49 | #3,139 |
| 2003 | 54 | 54 | #2,848 |
| 2002 | 70 | 70 | #2,316 |
| 2001 | 69 | 69 | #2,308 |
| 2000 | 75 | 75 | #2,149 |
| 1999 | 74 | 74 | #2,078 |
| 1998 | 65 | 65 | #2,197 |
| 1997 | 81 | — | #1,828 |
| 1996 | 58 | — | #2,287 |
| 1995 | 62 | — | #2,165 |
| 1994 | 52 | — | #2,438 |
| 1993 | 68 | — | #2,036 |
| 1992 | 73 | — | #1,916 |
| 1991 | 65 | — | #2,078 |
| 1990 | 75 | — | #1,882 |
| 1989 | 71 | — | #1,854 |
| 1988 | 64 | — | #1,917 |
| 1987 | 66 | — | #1,777 |
| 1986 | 70 | — | #1,673 |
| 1985 | 60 | — | #1,867 |
| 1984 | 63 | — | #1,733 |
| 1983 | 71 | — | #1,570 |
| 1982 | 53 | — | #1,970 |
| 1981 | 53 | — | #1,990 |
| 1980 | 60 | — | #1,812 |
| 1979 | 31 | — | #2,807 |
| 1978 | 54 | — | #1,843 |
| 1977 | 36 | — | #2,433 |
| 1976 | 28 | — | #2,742 |
| 1975 | 21 | — | #3,301 |
| 1974 | 23 | — | #3,028 |
| 1973 | 30 | — | #2,466 |
| 1972 | 24 | — | #2,833 |
| 1971 | 20 | — | #3,286 |
| 1970 | 23 | — | #2,953 |
| 1969 | 26 | — | #2,599 |
| 1968 | 13 | — | #3,836 |
| 1967 | 19 | — | #2,892 |
| 1966 | 23 | — | #2,531 |
| 1965 | 30 | — | #2,162 |
| 1964 | 18 | — | #3,024 |
| 1963 | 9 | — | #4,621 |
| 1962 | 12 | — | #3,832 |
| 1961 | 8 | — | #4,987 |
| 1960 | 9 | — | #4,527 |
| 1959 | 6 | — | #5,725 |
| 1958 | 12 | — | #3,589 |
| 1957 | 10 | — | #3,993 |
| 1956 | 8 | — | #4,551 |
| 1955 | 9 | — | #4,143 |
| 1953 | 5 | — | #5,869 |