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2025 data, released 8 May 2026

2025 data, released 8 May 2026

Denese

Denese was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1954, when it ranked 985th with 98 babies. More babies were named Denese in the 1950s than in any other decade.

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Rank in 2025
Not rankedgirls
Babies in 2025
0girls
Girls and boys
No babies recorded in the last five years2021–2025
Peak year
195498 babies
Total since 1880
1,588babies recorded

Denese popularity since 1880

0255075100 1900192019401960198020002020
Girls Babies per year, US, from Social Security records. Years with fewer than 5 babies show as zero.
YearRank (girls)Babies (girls)
2025——
2020——
2010——
2000——
1990——
1980#7,5838
1970#2,79925
1960#1,40861
1950#1,96624
1940——
1930——
1920——
1910——
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1890——
1880——

How popular is Denese, counting every spelling?

Denese has no other common spelling that sounds the same.

How old are people named Denese?

About 1,300 people born in the US named Denese are alive today, with a median age of 65; half are between 59 and 71. That makes Denese a name most people associate with older generations.

0–910–1920–2930–3940–4950–5960–6970–7980–8990+
Estimated people alive in the US with the name, by age, mid-2026. The darker bar holds the median age.

Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.

Denese by state

How common Denese was among girls born in each state in 1952–1956, around its peak. In 44 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.

Alaska: fewer than 5 a yearAK–Maine: fewer than 5 a yearME–Wisconsin: fewer than 5 a yearWI–Vermont: fewer than 5 a yearVT–New Hampshire: fewer than 5 a yearNH–Washington: fewer than 5 a yearWA–Idaho: fewer than 5 a yearID–Montana: fewer than 5 a yearMT–North Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearND–Minnesota: fewer than 5 a yearMN–Illinois: fewer than 5 a yearIL–Michigan: fewer than 5 a yearMI–New York: 0.02 per 1,000 babiesNY0.02Massachusetts: fewer than 5 a yearMA–Oregon: fewer than 5 a yearOR–Nevada: fewer than 5 a yearNV–Wyoming: fewer than 5 a yearWY–South Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearSD–Iowa: fewer than 5 a yearIA–Indiana: fewer than 5 a yearIN–Ohio: 0.03 per 1,000 babiesOH0.03Pennsylvania: fewer than 5 a yearPA–New Jersey: fewer than 5 a yearNJ–Connecticut: fewer than 5 a yearCT–Rhode Island: fewer than 5 a yearRI–California: 0.05 per 1,000 babiesCA0.05Utah: fewer than 5 a yearUT–Colorado: fewer than 5 a yearCO–Nebraska: fewer than 5 a yearNE–Missouri: fewer than 5 a yearMO–Kentucky: fewer than 5 a yearKY–West Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearWV–Virginia: 0.03 per 1,000 babiesVA0.03Maryland: fewer than 5 a yearMD–Delaware: fewer than 5 a yearDE–Arizona: fewer than 5 a yearAZ–New Mexico: fewer than 5 a yearNM–Kansas: fewer than 5 a yearKS–Arkansas: fewer than 5 a yearAR–Tennessee: fewer than 5 a yearTN–North Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearNC–South Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearSC–District of Columbia: fewer than 5 a yearDC–Oklahoma: fewer than 5 a yearOK–Louisiana: fewer than 5 a yearLA–Mississippi: fewer than 5 a yearMS–Alabama: fewer than 5 a yearAL–Georgia: 0.02 per 1,000 babiesGA0.02Hawaii: fewer than 5 a yearHI–Texas: 0.04 per 1,000 babiesTX0.04Florida: 0.05 per 1,000 babiesFL0.05
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex, Denese, girls, 1952–1956. Darker means more common.

Names with a similar history

These names rose and fell in step with Denese: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Denese, they share its era and feel.

Questions about the name Denese

How popular is the name Denese?

Denese was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1954, when it ranked 985th with 98 babies. More babies were named Denese in the 1950s than in any other decade.

Is Denese a boy or girl name?

No babies were given the name in 2021–2025. Historically it was given to 1,588 girls and 0 boys.

Where was Denese most popular?

In 1952–1956, Denese was most common in Florida (0.05 per 1,000 girls), followed by California and Texas.