Recorded 1950–1977 Girls' name Peak 1953 278 births

Deneise — girls' name

278 babies named Deneise in U.S. Social Security records since 1950, with the highest year being 1953. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s1371960s1081970s33
1950s
Peak decade

49% of everyone ever named Deneise was born in this single decade.

1953
Single peak year

19 babies were named Deneise in 1953 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Deneise

The Social Security Administration has registered 278 babies named Deneise between 1950 and 1977, spanning 28 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Deneise currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1977. The name reached its historical peak in 1953, when 19 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Deneise performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 137 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Deneise shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Deneise in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 278 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Deneise at a glance

Last recorded 1977

Total births

278

Since 1950

28 years of records

Peak year

1953

19 births that year

Strongest decade: 1950s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1977

Active since

1950

Recorded for 28 years

Last year on file: 1977

Deneise popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1977–1950

Last recorded 1977
Peak year (1953)
19
Annual births at peak — across 28 years of records
05101520 1977197019661962195819541950 6

Deneise by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1950s
Peak decade
1950s
137 births that decade — 49% of Deneise's all-time total
1950s1371960s1081970s33

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Deneise?
278 babies have been named Deneise since 1950. It was last recorded in 1977. The peak year was 1953 with 19 births.
When was Deneise most popular?
Deneise was most popular in the 1950s decade with 137 total births. The single peak year was 1953.
How long has the name Deneise been used?
Deneise has been recorded in Social Security data since 1950, spanning 28 years of data through 1977.
What names are similar to Deneise?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Denise, Dena, Denice, Denisse, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1950–1977 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.