Girls' name · since 1935
Dennise
Since 1935, U.S. Social Security records show 3,488 babies named Dennise, peaking in 2001. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #3,268 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #12,064 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,488
- born since 1935
- 2000s
- peak decade
Dennise currently ranks #12064 among girls' names in America, with 3,488 babies recorded since 1935.
Social Security Administration records show Dennise recorded 3,488 times among girls since 1935, holding rank #12064 nationally today, ahead of 30% of girls, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1935 to 2025.
- #3,268 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #12,064 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 3,488 born since 1935
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dennise ranks #3,268 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #12,064 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 3,488 born since 1935, peaking in the 2000s.
- #3,268 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #12,064 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,488
- born since 1935
- 2000s
- peak decade
Dennise's 3,488 recorded births place it above 95.48% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
9 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Dennise compares
3,488 Top 17% higher than 83% 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
Dennise's all-time total is 9x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Dennise | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 3,488 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 78 | 21 | 19,840 |
Dennise's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Dennise's SSA record in two at 1981 and the more recent half accounts for 56% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 44%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1935, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2001 peak of 78, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Dennise popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1935–2025
- Peak year (2001)
- 78
- Annual births at peak, across 91 years of records
Dennise popularity over time - boys
83 total births recorded since 1955 (Dennise as boys' name)
Dennise by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (644 births, 18% of the file).
2000s was Dennise's strongest decade.
644 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 18% of all-time use.
Dennise births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1930s 22
1930s
22 births
- 1940s 134
1940s
134 births
- 1950s
1950s
450 births
- 1960s
1960s
504 births
- 1970s
1970s
401 births
- 1980s
1980s
467 births
- 1990s
1990s
589 births
- 2000s
2000s
644 births
- 2010s 189
2010s
189 births
- 2020s 88
2020s
88 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 644 births (18% of all-time use).
How Dennise 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 Dennise's total volume
Dennise by state
Where Dennise concentrates geographically, total births since 1935
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 852 | 24.4% |
| #2 | Texas | | 455 | 13.0% |
| #3 | New York | | 139 | 4.0% |
| #4 | Michigan | | 42 | 1.2% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 33 | 0.9% |
| #6 | Arizona | | 20 | 0.6% |
| #7 | New Jersey | | 20 | 0.6% |
| #8 | Florida | | 15 | 0.4% |
852 of 3,488 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 9 reporting states.
Dennise appears in 9 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Dennise's data
- Dennise's decade-level peak was the 2000s (644 total births); usage has since declined to 88 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Dennises (852 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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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Dennise: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2001)
Similar record span (~90 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, 1935–2025 (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 Dennise 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.