Girls' name · since 1950
Deneise
Since 1950, U.S. Social Security records show 278 babies named Deneise, peaking in 1953. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #16,548 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 278
- born since 1950
- 1950s
- peak decade
278 girls have been named Deneise since 1950, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Deneise recorded 278 times among girls since 1950, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1950s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1950 to 1977.
- #16,548 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 278 born since 1950
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Deneise ranks #16,548 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 278 born since 1950, peaking in the 1950s.
- #16,548 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 278
- born since 1950
- 1950s
- peak decade
Deneise's 278 recorded births place it above 77.08% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Deneise's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Deneise's full recorded timeline at 1962, 41% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 59% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1972, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1953 peak of 19 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Deneise popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1950–1977
- Peak year (1953)
- 19
- Annual births at peak, across 28 years of records
Deneise by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (137 births, 49% of the file).
1950s was Deneise's strongest decade.
137 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 49% of all-time use.
Deneise births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s
1950s
137 births
- 1960s
1960s
108 births
- 1970s 33
1970s
33 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 137 births (49% of all-time use).
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What to do with Deneise's data
- Deneise's decade-level peak was the 1950s (137 total births); usage has since declined to 33 in the 1970s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Deneise: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1953)
Similar record span (~27 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1950–1977 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Deneise draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.