How popular is the name Denise?

Denise ranks 105th among girls' names in US records, with 388,926 births since 1882. Over the past decade it accounts for 2,201.

Is Denise a unisex name?

No. Denise is recorded almost entirely as a girls' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.

1961, when 15,767 children were given the name. It has been in use for 143 years and is still recorded as of 2024.

Dennise. All of these sound the same and are counted together in the totals on this page.

Girl name#105 of girl names

Pronounced D EH1 N N IY1 S EY1 (ARPABET)

Denise is a girls' name, and first appears in 1882. It has been given to 388,926 children — the 105th most common girls' name on record.

It is falling away, down 69% on the previous decade. Its best single year was 1961, when 15,767 children were given it.

Dennise is counted with it here, since the two are pronounced identically.

1961Girls: 15,767Boys: 48

These spellings sound identical to Denise and are counted together with it, which is why the totals here are higher than a single-spelling count.

Phonetic detail

Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.

Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.

Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.

How popular is the name Denise?: Denise ranks 105th among girls' names in US records, with 388,926 births since 1882. Over the past decade it accounts for 2,201.
Is Denise a unisex name?: No. Denise is recorded almost entirely as a girls' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
When was Denise most popular?: 1961, when 15,767 children were given the name. It has been in use for 143 years and is still recorded as of 2024.
How else is Denise spelled?: Dennise. All of these sound the same and are counted together in the totals on this page.