Recorded 1961–2018 Girls' name Peak 1998 161 births

Dennisse — girls' name

161 babies named Dennisse in U.S. Social Security records since 1961, with the highest year being 1998. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s231980s241990s382000s532010s23

The verdict

161 girls have been named Dennisse since 1961, peaking in the 2000s, last recorded in 2018.

161
total births
1961–2018
years on record
2000s
peak decade
33%
born in that decade
2000s
Peak decade

33% of everyone ever named Dennisse was born in this single decade.

1998
Single peak year

11 babies were named Dennisse in 1998 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Dennisse

The Social Security Administration has registered 161 babies named Dennisse between 1961 and 2018, spanning 58 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Dennisse currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2018. The name reached its historical peak in 1998, when 11 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Dennisse performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 53 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Dennisse shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Dennisse in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 161 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Dennisse at a glance

Last recorded 2018

Total births

161

Since 1961

58 years of records

Peak year

1998

11 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2018

Active since

1961

Recorded for 58 years

Last year on file: 2018

Dennisse popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2018–1961

Last recorded 2018
Peak year (1998)
11
Annual births at peak — across 58 years of records
4681012 2018200920031999199319861961 5

Dennisse by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
53 births that decade — 33% of Dennisse's all-time total
1960s231980s241990s382000s532010s23

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Dennisse?
161 babies have been named Dennisse since 1961. It was last recorded in 2018. The peak year was 1998 with 11 births.
When was Dennisse most popular?
Dennisse was most popular in the 2000s decade with 53 total births. The single peak year was 1998.
How long has the name Dennisse been used?
Dennisse has been recorded in Social Security data since 1961, spanning 58 years of data through 2018.
What names are similar to Dennisse?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Denise, Dena, Denice, Denisse, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1961–2018 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.