Girls' name · since 1927
Denyse
Denyse has 1,329 recorded births since 1927 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1956 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #6,188 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,329
- born since 1927
- 1960s
- peak decade
Denyse is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 1,329 have been recorded since 1927.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Denyse has been recorded 1,329 times among girls since 1927, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1960s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1927 to 2017.
- #6,188 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 1,329 born since 1927
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Denyse ranks #6,188 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 1,329 born since 1927, peaking in the 1960s.
- #6,188 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,329
- born since 1927
- 1960s
- peak decade
Denyse's 1,329 recorded births place it above 91.44% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
6 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
Denyse's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Denyse splits its recorded history at 1971: 38% of all births land in the more recent half, 62% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1936 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1956 peak of 43 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Denyse popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1927–2017
- Peak year (1956)
- 43
- Annual births at peak, across 91 years of records
Denyse by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (306 births, 23% of the file).
1960s was Denyse's strongest decade.
306 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 23% of all-time use.
Denyse births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s 6
1920s
6 births
- 1930s 52
1930s
52 births
- 1940s
1940s
136 births
- 1950s
1950s
299 births
- 1960s
1960s
306 births
- 1970s
1970s
213 births
- 1980s 109
1980s
109 births
- 1990s 107
1990s
107 births
- 2000s 83
2000s
83 births
- 2010s 18
2010s
18 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 306 births (23% of all-time use).
How Denyse 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 Denyse's total volume
Denyse by state
Where Denyse concentrates geographically, total births since 1927
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 125 | 9.4% |
| #2 | New York | | 63 | 4.7% |
| #3 | Massachusetts | | 13 | 1.0% |
| #4 | Michigan | | 5 | 0.4% |
| #5 | Pennsylvania | | 5 | 0.4% |
| #6 | Texas | | 5 | 0.4% |
125 of 1,329 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.
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What to do with Denyse's data
- Denyse's decade-level peak was the 1960s (306 total births); usage has since declined to 18 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Denyses (125 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 Denyse: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1956)
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, 1927–2017 (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 Denyse 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.