Denay

DEH-nay /ˈdɛneɪ/
girl 2 syllables fading

Denay is a rare variant of Dena that was most common in the 1990s and has all but disappeared.

Denay is a girl name. It last appears in U.S. records in 2011. Denay was first reported in SSA data in 1963 and peaked in 1991 (23 births).

About the name Denay

PronunciationDEH-nay /ˈdɛneɪ/
23peak births 1991
1963first in SSA data

Names similar to Denay

How popular is Denay?

Girls named Denay
1963197019801990200020102011
Girls named Denay per year hover for count and girls rank Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 1963–2011 U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–2011) SSA publishes a name only in years it was given to at least 5 babies, so a name may have been in use before — or between — the years shown here

Denay total popularity by year

YearU.S. birthsU.S. + territoriesRank
201188#12,470
201077#13,862
20091111#10,158
200877#14,234
20071212#9,704
200677#13,967
20051010#10,332
20042222#5,622
20031313#8,123
200255#16,109
20011111#8,921
20002020#5,539
19991010#8,963
19981414#6,809
199710—#8,520
199610—#8,322
19958—#9,821
199414—#6,408
199313—#6,732
199223—#4,410
199123—#4,373
199011—#7,438
198914—#5,909
198812—#6,369
198715—#5,130
198617—#4,588
19857—#8,569
198414—#5,013
198311—#5,914
19828—#7,652
198117—#4,385
198014—#5,040
197916—#4,463
197820—#3,660
19777—#7,736
19766—#8,401
19746—#7,933
19736—#7,660
19729—#5,584
19706—#7,285
19696—#6,828
19687—#5,772
19675—#7,026
19657—#5,408
19646—#6,177
19635—#6,824