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 1991 and has been recorded in 34 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 1991 with 95 babies (rank #309 that year). In 2024 it was given to 7 girls (rank #2,796). The name has been declining over the last five years.

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.

1,081

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

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

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1991	95	#309
1992	75	#379
1993	81	#354
1994	52	#459
1995	62	#440
1996	60	#444
1997	49	#515
1998	53	#471
1999	37	#619
2000	31	#690
2001	37	#625
2002	31	#729
2003	52	#487
2004	23	#945
2005	17	#1,212
2006	29	#843
2007	26	#950
2008	22	#1,106
2009	21	#1,184
2010	15	#1,534
2011	24	#1,038
2012	21	#1,188
2013	15	#1,506
2014	20	#1,219
2015	27	#946
2016	15	#1,516
2017	16	#1,461
2018	15	#1,496
2019	15	#1,553
2020	6	#3,030
2021	17	#1,404
2022	8	#2,381
2023	7	#2,744
2024	7	#2,796