Is Dennise a boy or girl name?
Dennise is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 15 girls and 0 boys were named Dennise, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 97.7% of the 3,564 US babies named Dennise were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #7,306
- Babies named Dennise since 1935
- 3,564
- Most popular year
- 2001
- 78 babies
Boys and girls named Dennise, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 0 | 22 | 100% |
| 1940s | 0 | 134 | 100% |
| 1950s | 11 | 450 | 97.6% |
| 1960s | 24 | 504 | 95.5% |
| 1970s | 38 | 401 | 91.3% |
| 1980s | 5 | 467 | 98.9% |
| 1990s | 5 | 589 | 99.2% |
| 2000s | 0 | 644 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 189 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 81 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 15 | #7,306 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 14 | #7,737 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 17 | #6,787 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 17 | #6,764 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 18 | #6,398 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 11 | #9,275 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 7 | #12,825 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 15 | #7,549 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 7 | #13,272 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 13 | #8,576 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 18 | #6,787 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 20 | #6,307 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 23 | #5,755 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 28 | #4,957 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 47 | #3,426 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 57 | #3,008 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 68 | #2,698 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 62 | #2,898 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 63 | #2,787 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 71 | #2,463 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 76 | #2,295 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 56 | #2,776 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 64 | #2,474 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 78 | #2,116 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 49 | #2,911 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 44 | #3,005 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 54 | #2,538 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 57 | #2,331 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 50 | #2,522 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 67 | #2,032 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 61 | #2,193 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 56 | #2,297 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 63 | #2,132 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 76 | #1,863 |
| 1990 | 5 | #8,436 | 61 | #2,134 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 74 | #1,810 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 49 | #2,279 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 59 | #1,925 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 44 | #2,304 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 36 | #2,669 |
| 1984 | 5 | #6,552 | 45 | #2,199 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 45 | #2,164 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 36 | #2,596 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 45 | #2,236 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 34 | #2,707 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 28 | #3,011 |
| 1978 | 5 | #6,033 | 40 | #2,277 |
| 1977 | 6 | #5,300 | 23 | #3,298 |
| 1976 | 6 | #5,084 | 36 | #2,301 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 39 | #2,177 |
| 1974 | 10 | #3,386 | 43 | #1,966 |
| 1973 | 5 | #5,277 | 44 | #1,892 |
| 1972 | 6 | #4,563 | 49 | #1,774 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 50 | #1,778 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 49 | #1,807 |
| 1969 | 7 | #3,678 | 49 | #1,736 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 48 | #1,685 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 59 | #1,443 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 40 | #1,803 |
| 1965 | 6 | #3,623 | 44 | #1,697 |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 58 | #1,487 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 49 | #1,631 |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 41 | #1,790 |
| 1961 | 5 | #4,210 | 51 | #1,581 |
| 1960 | 6 | #3,757 | 65 | #1,367 |
| 1959 | 5 | #4,130 | 43 | #1,677 |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 60 | #1,365 |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 48 | #1,555 |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 45 | #1,585 |
| 1955 | 6 | #3,590 | 52 | #1,389 |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 48 | #1,447 |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 42 | #1,511 |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 53 | #1,321 |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 34 | #1,643 |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 25 | #1,919 |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 21 | #2,156 |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 17 | #2,433 |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 10 | #3,510 |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 16 | #2,410 |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 12 | #2,632 |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 14 | #2,431 |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 13 | #2,585 |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 16 | #2,238 |
| 1941 | 0 | – | 9 | #3,072 |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 6 | #3,969 |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 7 | #3,517 |
| 1938 | 0 | – | 10 | #2,776 |
| 1937 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 0 | – | 5 | #4,361 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Dennise reached #3,386 in 1974. As a girl name, it reached #1,321 in 1952. 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 2000s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Dennise
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.