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 1999 and has been recorded in 26 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 2005 with 1,240 babies (rank #44 that year). In 2024 it was given to 142 girls (rank #164). 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.

14,492

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

1,240

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
1999	726	#75
2000	790	#67
2001	749	#65
2002	849	#60
2003	751	#63
2004	882	#59
2005	1,240	#44
2006	1,055	#53
2007	904	#55
2008	899	#56
2009	738	#65
2010	632	#68
2011	557	#72
2012	471	#87
2013	469	#86
2014	376	#104
2015	353	#106
2016	345	#101
2017	256	#119
2018	258	#116
2019	252	#114
2020	239	#120
2021	208	#130
2022	195	#136
2023	145	#165
2024	142	#164