Denae vs Denise

Side-by-side comparison of Denae and Denise — popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Denae

Girl name

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Name B

Denise

Girl name · Rank #1892

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Metric Denae Denise
Current Rank Unranked #1892
Total Births (all years) 2,564 373,296
Peak Year 1997 1961
Peak Year Births 81 15,381
Peak Decade 1990ss 1960ss
Gender Girl Girl
First Recorded Year 1953 1882

Births by Decade

Decade Denae Denise
1880ss — 12
1890ss — 6
1900ss — 58
1910ss — 203
1920ss — 633
1930ss — 1,646
1940ss — 10,105
1950ss 50 123,783
1960ss 167 128,823
1970ss 290 55,868
1980ss 631 25,114
1990ss 673 13,747
2000ss 529 9,062
2010ss 190 3,317
2020ss 34 919

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Denae Denise
2014 21 359
2015 12 270
2016 15 209
2017 15 217
2018 14 239
2019 10 162
2020 10 307
2021 9 192
2022 8 164
2023 7 151
2024 — 105

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1953–2023.

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