Girls' name · since 1954
Denisse
Since 1954, U.S. Social Security records show 7,370 babies named Denisse, peaking in 2020. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #2,005 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,884 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 7,370
- born since 1954
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Denisse is the #1884 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 7,370 recorded since 1954.
Denisse has 7,370 recorded births among girls since 1954, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #1884 as of the latest data, more common than 89% of girls, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1954 to 2025.
- #2,005 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #1,884 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 7,370 born since 1954
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Denisse ranks #2,005 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,884 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 7,370 born since 1954, peaking in the 2000s.
- #2,005 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,884 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 7,370
- born since 1954
- 2000s
- peak decade
Denisse's 7,370 recorded births place it above 97.22% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
18 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Denisse compares
7,370 Top 11% higher than 89% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Denisse's all-time total is 20x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Denisse | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 7,370 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 319 | 21 | 19,840 |
Denisse's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Denisse's full recorded timeline at 1994, 78% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 22% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1962, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2020 peak of 319 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Denisse popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1954–2025
- Peak year (2020)
- 319
- Annual births at peak, across 72 years of records
Denisse by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (2,367 births, 32% of the file).
2000s was Denisse's strongest decade.
2,367 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 32% of all-time use.
Denisse births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 7
1950s
7 births
- 1960s 39
1960s
39 births
- 1970s 110
1970s
110 births
- 1980s 817
1980s
817 births
- 1990s
1990s
1,727 births
- 2000s
2000s
2,367 births
- 2010s
2010s
1,387 births
- 2020s 916
2020s
916 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 2,367 births (32% of all-time use).
How Denisse 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 Denisse's total volume
Denisse by state
Where Denisse concentrates geographically, total births since 1954
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 2,140 | 29.0% |
| #2 | Texas | | 1,615 | 21.9% |
| #3 | New York | | 732 | 9.9% |
| #4 | Arizona | | 362 | 4.9% |
| #5 | Florida | | 300 | 4.1% |
| #6 | Illinois | | 260 | 3.5% |
| #7 | New Jersey | | 241 | 3.3% |
| #8 | Georgia | | 114 | 1.5% |
2,140 of 7,370 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 18 reporting states.
Denisse appears in 18 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Denisse's data
- Denisse's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (2,367 total births) through the 2020s (916) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Denisses (2,140 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Denisse: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2020)
Similar record span (~71 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, 1954–2025 (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 Denisse 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.