Dennise
Dennise was the 12230th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 7 babies. Its best year was 1952, when it ranked 1321st; the most babies were born in 2001 (78). Over the last ten years it has moved down 3,651 places. More babies were named Dennise in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Meaning (as Denise) feminine of Dennis (Dionysius) · French, Greek
- Rank in 2025
- #12,230 girls, down 5,831 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 7girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 200178 babies
- Total since 1880
- 3,571babies recorded
What does the name Dennise mean?
Dennise is a spelling of Denise, pronounced the same way, so it shares Denise's meaning and origin.
Denise is the French feminine of Denis (Dennis), from Latin Dionysia, the feminine of Dionysius, 'devotee of Dionysus', the Greek god of wine, as Wiktionary and DMNES note. DMNES records Latin Dionisia in English documents from 1222, and medieval English pet forms Di and Diot survive in surnames. The French form became popular in the US in the 1950s and 1960s.
Διονυσία (Dionysia) (Ancient Greek, “devotee of Dionysus (feminine)”)
How sure is this? Well established.
Related names: Dennis, Dionysia, Denice, Deniece.
See also: Greek names, names that mean God.
Sources for this meaning
- Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, ed. S. L. Uckelman, Edition 2023 no. 1, s.v. 'Denise', DMNES (Durham University)
- Wiktionary, entry 'Denise', Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0; facts restated, no text reused)
Dennise popularity since 1880
A few boys are given the name too: 83 since 1955.
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #12,230 | 7 |
| 2020 | #6,399 | 18 |
| 2010 | #3,426 | 47 |
| 2000 | #2,911 | 49 |
| 1990 | #2,134 | 61 |
| 1980 | #2,706 | 34 |
| 1970 | #1,808 | 49 |
| 1960 | #1,367 | 65 |
| 1950 | #1,919 | 25 |
| 1940 | #3,969 | 6 |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Dennise, counting every spelling?
Dennise is a spelling of Denise, a name family that ranked #1,012 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #12,230 for Dennise on its own. Together these spellings went to 234 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Denise | 123 | #1,677 | 736 |
| Denisse | 104 | #1,886 | 597 |
| Dennise | 7 | #12,230 | 70 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Dennise?
7 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Dennise (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Dennise born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 1,224 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Dennise.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Dennise?
About 3,200 people born in the US named Dennise are alive today, with a median age of 38; half are between 25 and 58. That makes Dennise mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties.
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.
Dennise by state
How common Dennise was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. In 49 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Dennise: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Dennise, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Dennise
What does Dennise mean?
Dennise is a spelling of Denise, which means “feminine of Dennis (Dionysius)” (French, Greek origin). Certainty: well established.
How popular is the name Dennise?
Dennise was the 12230th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 7 babies. Its best year was 1952, when it ranked 1321st; the most babies were born in 2001 (78). Over the last ten years it has moved down 3,651 places. More babies were named Dennise in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Is Dennise a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Dennise in the US.
Where is Dennise most popular?
In 2021–2025, Dennise was most common in California (0.01 per 1,000 girls), followed by Texas and Texas.