Girls' name · since 1967
Denissa
72 babies named Denissa in U.S. Social Security records since 1967, with the highest year being 1980. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #30,776 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 72
- born since 1967
- 1980s
- peak decade
Denissa sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 72 recorded since 1967.
Social Security Administration records show Denissa recorded 72 times among girls since 1967, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1980s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1967 to 2005.
- #30,776 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 72 born since 1967
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Denissa ranks #30,776 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 72 born since 1967, peaking in the 1980s.
- #30,776 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 72
- born since 1967
- 1980s
- peak decade
Denissa's 72 recorded births place it above 57.3% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Denissa's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Denissa splits its recorded history at 1989: 53% of all births land in the more recent half, 47% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1968 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1980 peak of 8 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Denissa popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1967–2005
- Peak year (1980)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 39 years of records
Denissa by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (23 births, 32% of the file).
1980s was Denissa's strongest decade.
23 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 32% of all-time use.
Denissa births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s
1960s
16 births
- 1980s
1980s
23 births
- 1990s
1990s
16 births
- 2000s
2000s
17 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 23 births (32% of all-time use).
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- Denissa's usage has stayed within range of its 1980s decade-level peak (23 total births) through the 2000s (17) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Denissa: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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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, 1967–2005 (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 Denissa 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.