How Many People Are Named Denise?
people named Denise are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 1,053 people in the US has this name
Based on 374,789 babies named Denise in Social Security records from 1882 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
⭐ Uncommon
Peak Year
15,422 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
French feminine form of DENIS.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
Same Sound, Other Spellings
These names are pronounced like Denise in English. Counting Denise and these spellings together, about 334,513 people alive in the US have the name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
Almost all of the babies given the name Denise (99.7%) were girls.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Denise alive today is about 58 years old, and 56% are 60 or older. Half of them were between 53 and 68 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Denise first appears in the records in 1882 and was given most often in 1961, to 15,422 babies. In 2025, 123 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1882 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Denise never made the top 10 girls' names. Its best rank was #23, in 1955 to 1956, and it was in the top 100 for 33 years, 1950 to 1982. In 2025 it ranked #1,677.
| Girls | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #1,677 |
| Best rank | #23 (1955 to 1956) |
| Years in the top 100 | 33 (1950 to 1982) |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #29 in the 1960s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Denise alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Denise were born in California than in any other state: about 41,830 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Denise was given 1.7 times as often in Rhode Island, 1.5 times in New Hampshire and 1.5 times in New Jersey.
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