Denese Girl
How popular is Denese?
Peaked in 1954
No babies were recorded with the name Denese in 2025. It was most used in 1954, when 98 girls got the name.
1,341living people named Denese (est.)
65median age of people named Denese
1,588babies named Denese since 1880
Denese popularity over time
| Rank in 2025 | Not ranked |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 0 girls |
| 10-year trend | Not used lately |
| Peak year | 1954 (98 girls) |
| Highest rank | #983 in 1954 |
| First recorded | 1928 |
Denese counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Denise family of names ranked #922 for girls in 2025 (#977 the year before), with 234 babies in all.
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Denese by decade
| Decade | Baby girls | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 11 | #4,051 |
| 1930s | 12 | #3,800 |
| 1940s | 101 | #2,199 |
| 1950s | 646 | #983 |
| 1960s | 579 | #1,267 |
| 1970s | 181 | #2,107 |
| 1980s | 48 | #5,676 |
| 2000s | 10 | #16,093 |
Questions
- Is Denese a boy or girl name?
- Denese has mostly been a girl name. It hasn't been given to enough babies in the last 10 years to measure a recent split.
- How popular is the name Denese?
- No babies were recorded with the name Denese in 2025. It was most used in 1954, when 98 girls got the name.
- When was Denese most popular?
- Denese peaked in 1954, when 98 girls were given the name. Its highest rank was #983 in 1954.
- How many people are named Denese?
- 1,588 babies have been named Denese in the US since 1880. We estimate about 1,341 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 65.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.