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2025 data, released 8 May 2026

2025 data, released 8 May 2026

Denisha

Denisha was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1994, when it ranked 694th with 302 babies. More babies were named Denisha in the 1990s than in any other decade.

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Rank in 2025
Not rankedgirls
Babies in 2025
0girls
Girls and boys
Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
Peak year
1994302 babies
Total since 1880
4,306babies recorded

Denisha popularity since 1880

0125250375500 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#8,85613
2000#1,97385
1990#1,064167
1980#1,38190
1970#3,04722
1960#6,5855
1950——
1940——
1930——
1920——
1910——
1900——
1890——
1880——

How popular is Denisha, counting every spelling?

Denisha has no other common spelling that sounds the same.

How old are people named Denisha?

About 4,200 people born in the US named Denisha are alive today, with a median age of 35; half are between 30 and 42. That makes Denisha mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties.

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.

Denisha by state

How common Denisha was among girls born in each state in 1992–1996, around its peak. It is notably more common than nationally in Mississippi (5.0×), South Carolina (2.7×), Louisiana (2.5×), Tennessee (2.3×), Virginia (2.2×). In 25 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: 0.04 per 1,000 babiesWI0.04Vermont: 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: 0.13 per 1,000 babiesIL0.13Michigan: 0.20 per 1,000 babiesMI0.20New York: 0.15 per 1,000 babiesNY0.15Massachusetts: 0.04 per 1,000 babiesMA0.04Oregon: 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: 0.04 per 1,000 babiesIN0.04Ohio: 0.12 per 1,000 babiesOH0.12Pennsylvania: 0.06 per 1,000 babiesPA0.06New Jersey: 0.14 per 1,000 babiesNJ0.14Connecticut: 0.07 per 1,000 babiesCT0.07Rhode Island: fewer than 5 a yearRI–California: 0.07 per 1,000 babiesCA0.07Utah: fewer than 5 a yearUT–Colorado: fewer than 5 a yearCO–Nebraska: fewer than 5 a yearNE–Missouri: 0.13 per 1,000 babiesMO0.13Kentucky: 0.06 per 1,000 babiesKY0.06West Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearWV–Virginia: 0.25 per 1,000 babiesVA0.25Maryland: 0.15 per 1,000 babiesMD0.15Delaware: fewer than 5 a yearDE–Arizona: fewer than 5 a yearAZ–New Mexico: 0.20 per 1,000 babiesNM0.20Kansas: fewer than 5 a yearKS–Arkansas: 0.09 per 1,000 babiesAR0.09Tennessee: 0.27 per 1,000 babiesTN0.27North Carolina: 0.17 per 1,000 babiesNC0.17South Carolina: 0.32 per 1,000 babiesSC0.32District of Columbia: fewer than 5 a yearDC–Oklahoma: fewer than 5 a yearOK–Louisiana: 0.29 per 1,000 babiesLA0.29Mississippi: 0.57 per 1,000 babiesMS0.57Alabama: 0.17 per 1,000 babiesAL0.17Georgia: 0.24 per 1,000 babiesGA0.24Hawaii: fewer than 5 a yearHI–Texas: 0.09 per 1,000 babiesTX0.09Florida: 0.20 per 1,000 babiesFL0.20
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex, Denisha, girls, 1992–1996. Darker means more common.

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

Questions about the name Denisha

How popular is the name Denisha?

Denisha was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1994, when it ranked 694th with 302 babies. More babies were named Denisha in the 1990s than in any other decade.

Is Denisha a boy or girl name?

In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Denisha in the US.

Where was Denisha most popular?

In 1992–1996, Denisha was most common in Mississippi (0.57 per 1,000 girls), followed by South Carolina and Louisiana.