How Many People Are Named Denese?
An estimated 1,198 people in the United States have the first name Denese. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 64 years old, and Denese peaked in popularity in 1954 with 98 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Denese 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 Denese paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,198
About 1 in 286,105 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
64
years old
Peak Year
1954
98 births
Total Registered
1,588
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Denese
Denese is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 1,588 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Denese as a female name
Ranked #17,851 in 2006
5 female births in 2006
Peak: 1954 (98 births)
Denese: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Denese span from the 1920s to the 2000s, covering 8 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1950s, when 646 babies were registered. Denese has declined significantly from its peak in the 1950s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Denese by Decade
How has Denese 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.
Denese by State
Birth registrations for Denese span all 12 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Ohio, Texas. The lowest are in Virginia, Oklahoma, Michigan. On average, about 27 Deneses were registered per state.
Denese + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Denese as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Denese
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Denese: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Denese?
We estimate approximately 1,198 people named Denese 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 286,105 Americans share this first name.
Is Denese a common name?
Denese is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 91.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,588 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Denese most popular?
Denese reached peak popularity in 1954, when 98 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Denese is approximately 64 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Denese a female name?
Denese is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Denese Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Denese Smith, Denese Johnson, Denese 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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