Girls' name · since 1951
Deniese
Since 1951, U.S. Social Security records show 353 babies named Deniese, peaking in 1959. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #14,568 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 353
- born since 1951
- 1950s
- peak decade
353 girls have been named Deniese since 1951, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Deniese recorded 353 times among girls since 1951, 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 1951 to 1993.
- #14,568 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 353 born since 1951
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Deniese ranks #14,568 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 353 born since 1951, peaking in the 1950s.
- #14,568 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 353
- born since 1951
- 1950s
- peak decade
Deniese's 353 recorded births place it above 79.84% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Deniese's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Deniese splits its recorded history at 1965: 40% of all births land in the more recent half, 60% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1978 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1959 peak of 27 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Deniese popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1951–1993
- Peak year (1959)
- 27
- Annual births at peak, across 43 years of records
Deniese by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (142 births, 40% of the file).
1950s was Deniese's strongest decade.
142 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 40% of all-time use.
Deniese births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s
1950s
142 births
- 1960s
1960s
134 births
- 1970s
1970s
67 births
- 1990s 10
1990s
10 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 142 births (40% of all-time use).
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What to do with Deniese's data
- Deniese's decade-level peak was the 1950s (142 total births); usage has since declined to 10 in the 1990s -- 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 Deniese: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1959)
Similar record span (~42 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, 1951–1993 (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 Deniese 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.