Denita

deh-NEE-duh /dɛˈniːɾə/
girl 3 syllables fading

Denita is an uncommon girls' name that peaked in 1966 and has since faded.

Denita is a girl name. It last appears in U.S. records in 2019. Denita was first reported in SSA data in 1948 and peaked in 1966 (114 births).

About the name Denita

Pronunciationdeh-NEE-duh /dɛˈniːɾə/
114peak births 1966
1948first in SSA data

Names similar to Denita

How popular is Denita?

Girls named Denita
194819501960197019801990200020102019
Girls named Denita per year hover for count and girls rank Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 1948–2019 U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–2019) 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

Denita total popularity by year

YearU.S. birthsU.S. + territoriesRank
201955#16,157
200455#16,805
20021010#9,689
200155#15,989
20001010#9,339
199899#9,482
19978—#10,041
19966—#12,245
19958—#9,827
199420—#4,888
199324—#4,289
199222—#4,576
199128—#3,743
199039—#2,919
198931—#3,341
198847—#2,340
198732—#2,983
198632—#2,925
198552—#2,055
198448—#2,086
198348—#2,079
198259—#1,828
198160—#1,832
198058—#1,865
197966—#1,683
197862—#1,691
197768—#1,580
197675—#1,408
197569—#1,484
197472—#1,419
197378—#1,303
197282—#1,257
197178—#1,365
197075—#1,393
1969105—#1,081
196887—#1,160
196777—#1,212
1966114—#952
1965100—#1,049
1964113—#1,011
196399—#1,091
1962111—#1,021
1961111—#1,038
196074—#1,281
195960—#1,384
195869—#1,277
195751—#1,494
195656—#1,403
195549—#1,449
195422—#2,317
195317—#2,615
195211—#3,417
195116—#2,610
19506—#4,865
19495—#5,419
19486—#4,798