Girls' name · since 1966
Denessa
151 babies named Denessa in U.S. Social Security records since 1966, with the highest year being 1988. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #22,691 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 151
- born since 1966
- 1970s
- peak decade
151 girls have been named Denessa since 1966, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Denessa recorded 151 times among girls since 1966, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1970s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1966 to 2011.
- #22,691 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 151 born since 1966
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Denessa ranks #22,691 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 151 born since 1966, peaking in the 1970s.
- #22,691 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 151
- born since 1966
- 1970s
- peak decade
Denessa's 151 recorded births place it above 68.56% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Denessa's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Denessa's SSA record in two at 1984 and the more recent half accounts for 51% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 49%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1981, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1988 peak of 10, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Denessa popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1966–2011
- Peak year (1988)
- 10
- Annual births at peak, across 46 years of records
Denessa by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (56 births, 37% of the file).
1970s was Denessa's strongest decade.
56 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 37% of all-time use.
Denessa births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 8
1960s
8 births
- 1970s
1970s
56 births
- 1980s
1980s
38 births
- 1990s
1990s
32 births
- 2000s 12
2000s
12 births
- 2010s 5
2010s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 56 births (37% of all-time use).
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What to do with Denessa's data
- Denessa's decade-level peak was the 1970s (56 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2010s -- 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Denessa: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1988)
Similar record span (~45 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, 1966–2011 (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 Denessa 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.