Denean

girls:

484 births since 1955

#5232 (8th percentile)

overall:

484 births since 1955

#7255 (6th percentile)

Popularity Trends

The name Denean is the #7,255 most popular name of all time in the U.S. on a gender-neutral basis, with a total of 484 recorded births since 1955. This represents the 6.2% percentile of name popularity (more popular than 6.2% of all names). For girls, it ranks #5,232 (8.4% percentile) for all time with 484 births since 1955.

Denean first appeared in U.S. birth records in 1955 (first recorded for girls in 1955). Birth data for Denean is available in 33 out of the 43 years between 1955 and 1997. The Social Security Administration only reports birth data for years in which the name was given to at least five children of the same gender.

For girls, Denean reached its peak popularity in 1965, achieving the 7.4% percentile (ranked #701) with 33 births per million. The name was most common in 1965, with 33 births per million (ranked 7.4% percentile). There have been no recorded female births with this name since 1997.

This chart shows the total number of births per million babies in each year for the name "Denean".

1955 1997 19551997

Key Statistics

Total Births
484
Peak Births
61
Peak Year
1965
First Recorded
1955
Peak Percentile
7.4%
Current Percentile
Peak Rank
#701
Current Rank
Female statistics

How to Pronounce Denean

Our model has identified 6 different pronunciations for the name Denean. Click the play button under each pronunciation to hear it spoken aloud.

Our model is 43.2% confident that Denean is pronounced as dih-NEEN, which has 2 syllables. The next most likely pronunciation is duh-NEEN, at 29.7% confidence, with 2 syllables.

DEH-nee-uhn (3 syllables)
10.8% confidence
D EH1 N IY0 AH0 N
dee-NEEN (2 syllables)
5.4% confidence
D IY0 N IY1 N
deh-NEE-uhn (3 syllables)
5.4% confidence
D EH0 N IY1 AH0 N
deh-NEEN (2 syllables)
5.4% confidence
D EH0 N IY1 N

Possible Additional Pronunciations

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About Pronunciation Data

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