Girls' name · since 1970
Denesha
907 babies named Denesha in U.S. Social Security records since 1970, with the highest year being 1994. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #8,033 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 907
- born since 1970
- 1990s
- peak decade
Denesha sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 907 recorded since 1970.
Denesha has 907 recorded births among girls since 1970, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1970 to 2008.
- #8,033 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 907 born since 1970
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Denesha ranks #8,033 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 907 born since 1970, peaking in the 1990s.
- #8,033 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 907
- born since 1970
- 1990s
- peak decade
Denesha's 907 recorded births place it above 88.88% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
12 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
Denesha's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Denesha splits its recorded history at 1990: 58% of all births land in the more recent half, 42% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1970 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1994 peak of 83 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Denesha popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1970–2008
- Peak year (1994)
- 83
- Annual births at peak, across 39 years of records
Denesha by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (428 births, 47% of the file).
1990s was Denesha's strongest decade.
428 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 47% of all-time use.
Denesha births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 106
1970s
106 births
- 1980s
1980s
279 births
- 1990s
1990s
428 births
- 2000s 94
2000s
94 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 428 births (47% of all-time use).
How Denesha compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Denesha's total volume
Denesha by state
Where Denesha concentrates geographically, total births since 1970
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 36 | 4.0% |
| #2 | California | | 29 | 3.2% |
| #3 | North Carolina | | 17 | 1.9% |
| #4 | Florida | | 12 | 1.3% |
| #5 | New York | | 11 | 1.2% |
| #6 | Illinois | | 10 | 1.1% |
| #7 | South Carolina | | 7 | 0.8% |
| #8 | Tennessee | | 7 | 0.8% |
36 of 907 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 12 reporting states.
Denesha appears in 12 states. Explore state details →
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- Denesha's decade-level peak was the 1990s (428 total births); usage has since declined to 94 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Deneshas (36 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Denesha: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1994)
Similar record span (~38 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, 1970–2008 (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 Denesha 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.