How Many People Are Named Denesha?
An estimated 866 people in the United States have the first name Denesha. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 36 years old, and Denesha peaked in popularity in 1994 with 83 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Denesha 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 Denesha paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
866
About 1 in 395,790 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
36
years old
Peak Year
1994
83 births
Total Registered
907
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Denesha
Denesha is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 907 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Denesha as a female name
Ranked #14,235 in 2008
7 female births in 2008
Peak: 1994 (83 births)
Denesha: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Denesha span from the 1970s to the 2000s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 428 babies were registered. Denesha has declined significantly from its peak in the 1990s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Denesha by Decade
How has Denesha 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.
Denesha by State
Birth registrations for Denesha span all 12 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, California, North Carolina. The lowest are in Virginia, Mississippi, Georgia. On average, about 13 Deneshas were registered per state.
Denesha + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Denesha as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Denesha: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Denesha?
We estimate approximately 866 people named Denesha 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 395,790 Americans share this first name.
Is Denesha a common name?
Denesha is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 89.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 907 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Denesha most popular?
Denesha reached peak popularity in 1994, when 83 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Denesha is approximately 36 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Denesha a female name?
Denesha is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Denesha Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Denesha Smith, Denesha Johnson, Denesha 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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