Denisha vs Denise

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

Name A

Denisha

Girl name

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Name B

Denise

Girl name · Rank #1892

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Metric Denisha Denise
Current Rank Unranked #1892
Total Births (all years) 4,306 373,296
Peak Year 1994 1961
Peak Year Births 302 15,381
Peak Decade 1990ss 1960ss
Gender Girl Girl
First Recorded Year 1960 1882

Births by Decade

Decade Denisha Denise
1880ss — 12
1890ss — 6
1900ss — 58
1910ss — 203
1920ss — 633
1930ss — 1,646
1940ss — 10,105
1950ss — 123,783
1960ss 53 128,823
1970ss 493 55,868
1980ss 1,345 25,114
1990ss 1,775 13,747
2000ss 511 9,062
2010ss 117 3,317
2020ss 12 919

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Denisha Denise
2014 12 359
2015 18 270
2016 — 209
2017 9 217
2018 — 239
2019 6 162
2020 — 307
2021 5 192
2022 — 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, 1960–2023.

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