How Many People Are Named Danise?
An estimated 700 people in the United States have the first name Danise. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 56 years old, and Danise peaked in popularity in 1958 with 31 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Danise as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Danise paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
700
About 1 in 489,649 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
56
years old
Peak Year
1958
31 births
Total Registered
866
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Danise
Danise is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 866 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Danise as a female name
Ranked #17,191 in 2013
5 female births in 2013
Peak: 1958 (31 births)
Danise: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Danise span from the 1940s to the 2010s, covering 8 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1960s, when 250 babies were registered. Danise has declined significantly from its peak in the 1960s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Danise by Decade
How has Danise tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Danise by State
Birth registrations for Danise span all 4 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Florida, Michigan. The lowest are in Pennsylvania, Michigan, Florida. On average, about 17 Danises were registered per state.
Danise + Last Name Combinations
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Names Similar to Danise
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Danise: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Danise?
We estimate approximately 700 people named Danise are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 489,649 Americans share this first name.
Is Danise a common name?
Danise is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 87.6% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 866 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Danise most popular?
Danise reached peak popularity in 1958, when 31 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Danise is approximately 56 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Danise a female name?
Danise is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Danise Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Danise Smith, Danise Johnson, Danise Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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