Denita vs Denise

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

Name A

Denita

Girl name

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Name B

Denise

Girl name · Rank #1896

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Metric Denita Denise
Current Rank Unranked #1896
Total Births (all years) 2,750 373,422
Peak Year 1966 1961
Peak Year Births 114 15,379
Peak Decade 1960ss 1960ss
Gender Girl Girl
First Recorded Year 1948 1882

Births by Decade

Decade Denita Denise
1880ss — 12
1890ss — 6
1900ss — 58
1910ss — 203
1920ss — 633
1930ss — 1,646
1940ss 11 10,105
1950ss 357 123,783
1960ss 991 128,824
1970ss 725 55,868
1980ss 467 25,113
1990ss 164 13,747
2000ss 30 9,062
2010ss 5 3,319
2020ss — 1,043

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Denita Denise
2014 — 359
2015 — 270
2016 — 210
2017 — 217
2018 — 239
2019 5 162
2020 — 307
2021 — 192
2022 — 165
2023 — 151
2024 — 105
2025 — 123

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, 1948–2019.

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