Is Denise a boy or girl name?
Denise is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 105 girls and 0 boys were named Denise, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 99.6% of the 374,664 US babies named Denise were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #1,894
- Babies named Denise since 1882
- 374,664
- Most popular year
- 1961
- 15,424 babies
Boys and girls named Denise, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 0 | 12 | 100% |
| 1890s | 0 | 6 | 100% |
| 1900s | 0 | 58 | 100% |
| 1910s | 0 | 203 | 100% |
| 1920s | 0 | 633 | 100% |
| 1930s | 5 | 1,646 | 99.7% |
| 1940s | 17 | 10,105 | 99.8% |
| 1950s | 321 | 123,783 | 99.7% |
| 1960s | 457 | 128,823 | 99.6% |
| 1970s | 244 | 55,868 | 99.6% |
| 1980s | 205 | 25,114 | 99.2% |
| 1990s | 91 | 13,747 | 99.3% |
| 2000s | 23 | 9,062 | 99.7% |
| 2010s | 0 | 3,317 | 100% |
| 2020s | 5 | 919 | 99.5% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 105 | #1,894 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 151 | #1,462 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 164 | #1,395 |
| 2021 | 5 | #12,585 | 192 | #1,225 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 307 | #876 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 162 | #1,384 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 239 | #1,067 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 217 | #1,143 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 209 | #1,192 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 270 | #997 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 359 | #780 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 358 | #760 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 411 | #685 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 473 | #610 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 619 | #488 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 692 | #450 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 897 | #365 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 881 | #371 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 853 | #380 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 918 | #342 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 894 | #354 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 957 | #326 |
| 2002 | 6 | #9,669 | 957 | #321 |
| 2001 | 11 | #6,120 | 1,050 | #298 |
| 2000 | 6 | #9,386 | 963 | #329 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 965 | #322 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 999 | #303 |
| 1997 | 6 | #8,396 | 1,074 | #271 |
| 1996 | 5 | #9,348 | 1,230 | #229 |
| 1995 | 9 | #6,037 | 1,301 | #216 |
| 1994 | 12 | #4,855 | 1,391 | #211 |
| 1993 | 12 | #4,783 | 1,458 | #201 |
| 1992 | 18 | #3,487 | 1,628 | #188 |
| 1991 | 11 | #4,843 | 1,746 | #172 |
| 1990 | 18 | #3,342 | 1,955 | #152 |
| 1989 | 19 | #3,121 | 2,034 | #145 |
| 1988 | 14 | #3,568 | 2,065 | #139 |
| 1987 | 21 | #2,584 | 2,104 | #132 |
| 1986 | 21 | #2,538 | 2,205 | #128 |
| 1985 | 21 | #2,445 | 2,432 | #120 |
| 1984 | 20 | #2,459 | 2,461 | #115 |
| 1983 | 24 | #2,155 | 2,571 | #109 |
| 1982 | 19 | #2,533 | 2,895 | #100 |
| 1981 | 27 | #2,005 | 3,201 | #96 |
| 1980 | 19 | #2,560 | 3,146 | #95 |
| 1979 | 19 | #2,489 | 3,267 | #92 |
| 1978 | 16 | #2,699 | 3,519 | #85 |
| 1977 | 9 | #3,920 | 3,681 | #78 |
| 1976 | 26 | #1,889 | 3,986 | #69 |
| 1975 | 16 | #2,559 | 4,462 | #64 |
| 1974 | 28 | #1,708 | 5,396 | #53 |
| 1973 | 28 | #1,667 | 6,615 | #38 |
| 1972 | 25 | #1,782 | 7,381 | #35 |
| 1971 | 44 | #1,259 | 8,219 | #36 |
| 1970 | 33 | #1,472 | 9,342 | #36 |
| 1969 | 43 | #1,205 | 9,797 | #35 |
| 1968 | 41 | #1,195 | 9,877 | #35 |
| 1967 | 43 | #1,139 | 11,081 | #34 |
| 1966 | 49 | #1,044 | 11,795 | #32 |
| 1965 | 49 | #1,058 | 13,034 | #28 |
| 1964 | 55 | #1,018 | 14,727 | #25 |
| 1963 | 52 | #1,059 | 14,092 | #27 |
| 1962 | 47 | #1,125 | 13,975 | #30 |
| 1961 | 43 | #1,207 | 15,381 | #30 |
| 1960 | 35 | #1,345 | 15,064 | #29 |
| 1959 | 53 | #1,062 | 14,663 | #29 |
| 1958 | 56 | #1,019 | 14,958 | #27 |
| 1957 | 41 | #1,220 | 15,144 | #25 |
| 1956 | 28 | #1,489 | 14,509 | #23 |
| 1955 | 32 | #1,349 | 14,560 | #23 |
| 1954 | 37 | #1,231 | 13,717 | #24 |
| 1953 | 20 | #1,723 | 11,950 | #31 |
| 1952 | 21 | #1,675 | 11,652 | #33 |
| 1951 | 27 | #1,434 | 8,116 | #48 |
| 1950 | 6 | #3,409 | 4,514 | #82 |
| 1949 | 6 | #3,403 | 2,236 | #140 |
| 1948 | 5 | #3,801 | 1,930 | #147 |
| 1947 | 6 | #3,452 | 1,699 | #170 |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 1,585 | #169 |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 633 | #273 |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 444 | #322 |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 462 | #328 |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 444 | #328 |
| 1941 | 0 | – | 346 | #358 |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 326 | #362 |
| 1939 | 5 | #3,610 | 260 | #420 |
| 1938 | 0 | – | 236 | #436 |
| 1937 | 0 | – | 255 | #404 |
| 1936 | 0 | – | 200 | #451 |
| 1935 | 0 | – | 157 | #511 |
| 1934 | 0 | – | 125 | #580 |
| 1933 | 0 | – | 111 | #617 |
| 1932 | 0 | – | 117 | #607 |
| 1931 | 0 | – | 102 | #658 |
| 1930 | 0 | – | 83 | #773 |
| 1929 | 0 | – | 107 | #679 |
| 1928 | 0 | – | 88 | #761 |
| 1927 | 0 | – | 78 | #837 |
| 1926 | 0 | – | 60 | #964 |
| 1925 | 0 | – | 50 | #1,077 |
| 1924 | 0 | – | 52 | #1,087 |
| 1923 | 0 | – | 47 | #1,115 |
| 1922 | 0 | – | 53 | #1,035 |
| 1921 | 0 | – | 37 | #1,283 |
| 1920 | 0 | – | 61 | #931 |
| 1919 | 0 | – | 28 | #1,489 |
| 1918 | 0 | – | 27 | #1,547 |
| 1917 | 0 | – | 29 | #1,380 |
| 1916 | 0 | – | 29 | #1,361 |
| 1915 | 0 | – | 25 | #1,449 |
| 1914 | 0 | – | 23 | #1,311 |
| 1913 | 0 | – | 17 | #1,417 |
| 1912 | 0 | – | 13 | #1,555 |
| 1911 | 0 | – | 5 | #2,562 |
| 1910 | 0 | – | 7 | #1,985 |
| 1909 | 0 | – | 7 | #1,807 |
| 1908 | 0 | – | 6 | #1,912 |
| 1907 | 0 | – | 7 | #1,678 |
| 1906 | 0 | – | 6 | #1,788 |
| 1905 | 0 | – | 7 | #1,575 |
| 1904 | 0 | – | 6 | #1,704 |
| 1903 | 0 | – | 6 | #1,647 |
| 1902 | 0 | – | 6 | #1,648 |
| 1901 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 0 | – | 7 | #1,611 |
| 1899 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 0 | – | 6 | #1,391 |
| 1893 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 0 | – | 7 | #1,048 |
| 1888 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1887 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1886 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1885 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1884 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1883 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1882 | 0 | – | 5 | #940 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Denise reached #1,018 in 1964. As a girl name, it reached #23 in 1955. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1960s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Denise
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.