Recorded 1978–2008 Girls' name Peak 1994 411 births

Deneisha — girls' name

411 babies named Deneisha in U.S. Social Security records since 1978, with the highest year being 1994. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

411 girls have been named Deneisha since 1978, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 2008.

411
total births
1978–2008
years on record
1990s
peak decade
54%
born in that decade
1990s
Peak decade

54% of everyone ever named Deneisha was born in this single decade.

1994
Single peak year

46 babies were named Deneisha in 1994 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Deneisha

The Social Security Administration has registered 411 babies named Deneisha between 1978 and 2008, spanning 31 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Deneisha currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2008. The name reached its historical peak in 1994, when 46 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Deneisha performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 223 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Deneisha shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Florida, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Georgia and South Carolina. In total, SSA state-level files list Deneisha in 3 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Deneisha 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 411 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.

Deneisha at a glance

Last recorded 2008

Total births

411

Since 1978

31 years of records

Peak year

1994

46 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2008

Active since

1978

Recorded for 31 years

Last year on file: 2008

Deneisha popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2008–1978

Last recorded 2008
Peak year (1994)
46
Annual births at peak — across 31 years of records
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Deneisha by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
223 births that decade — 54% of Deneisha's all-time total
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Deneisha by state

Where Deneisha concentrates geographically — total births since 1978

Geographically diffuse
Top 3 states by recorded births for the name Deneisha
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Florida
5 1.2%
#2 Georgia
5 1.2%
#3 South Carolina
5 1.2%
Florida share of Deneisha's total US births 1.2%
Even split

5 of 411 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Deneisha?
411 babies have been named Deneisha since 1978. It was last recorded in 2008. The peak year was 1994 with 46 births.
When was Deneisha most popular?
Deneisha was most popular in the 1990s decade with 223 total births. The single peak year was 1994.
Where is Deneisha most popular?
The top states for the name Deneisha are Florida (5 births), Georgia (5 births), South Carolina (5 births).
How long has the name Deneisha been used?
Deneisha has been recorded in Social Security data since 1978, spanning 31 years of data through 2008.
What names are similar to Deneisha?
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, 1978–2008 (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.