Denna vs Denise

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

Name A

Denna

Girl name

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Name B

Denise

Girl name · Rank #1892

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Metric Denna Denise
Current Rank Unranked #1892
Total Births (all years) 2,377 373,296
Peak Year 1969 1961
Peak Year Births 102 15,381
Peak Decade 1960ss 1960ss
Gender Girl Girl
First Recorded Year 1921 1882

Births by Decade

Decade Denna Denise
1880ss — 12
1890ss — 6
1900ss — 58
1910ss — 203
1920ss 29 633
1930ss 42 1,646
1940ss 176 10,105
1950ss 369 123,783
1960ss 720 128,823
1970ss 511 55,868
1980ss 219 25,114
1990ss 118 13,747
2000ss 62 9,062
2010ss 87 3,317
2020ss 44 919

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Denna Denise
2014 7 359
2015 7 270
2016 7 209
2017 13 217
2018 11 239
2019 10 162
2020 14 307
2021 8 192
2022 11 164
2023 11 151
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, 1921–2023.

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