Denise

Primarily a girl's name · 100% girls

Meaning

Denise, with several spelling variations, is a female given name derived from Dionysus the Greek god of wine.

From Wikipedia

Denise first appears in the data in 1952 and has been recorded in 19 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 1953 with 410 babies (rank #22 that year). It was not in the 2025 data.

Numerology of Denise

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Denise yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

11Destiny numberThe visionary (master)Intuitive and inspirational — a heightened 2.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
1Soul urgeThe leaderIndependent, pioneering, drawn to going first.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
1PersonalityThe leaderIndependent, pioneering, drawn to going first.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

4,612

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

410

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Girls

Famous people named Denise

Denise RichardsOnlyFans model · b. 1971
Denise Crosbyfilm actor · b. 1957
Denise Levertovtranslator · b. 1923
Denise Lewisathletics competitor · b. 1972
Denise Herrmann-Wickbiathlete · b. 1988

More popular girls' names

Other girls' names starting with D

Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1952	381	#24
1953	410	#22
1954	356	#26
1955	335	#28
1956	305	#31
1957	256	#36
1958	261	#36
1959	214	#45
1960	293	#49
1961	298	#51
1962	271	#53
1963	250	#56
1964	218	#57
1965	199	#57
1966	192	#60
1967	144	#79
1968	140	#79
1969	87	#99
2014	2	#659