How Many People Are Named Denette?
An estimated 574 people in the United States have the first name Denette. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 58 years old, and Denette peaked in popularity in 1960 with 55 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Denette 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 Denette paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
574
About 1 in 597,133 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
58
years old
Peak Year
1960
55 births
Total Registered
692
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Denette
Denette is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 692 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Denette as a female name
Ranked #10,788 in 1992
7 female births in 1992
Peak: 1960 (55 births)
Denette: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Denette span from the 1940s to the 1990s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1960s, when 340 babies were registered. Denette has declined significantly from its peak in the 1960s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Denette by Decade
How has Denette 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.
Denette by State
Birth registrations for Denette span all 4 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Iowa, Ohio. The lowest are in Washington, Ohio, Iowa. On average, about 22 Denettes were registered per state.
Denette + Last Name Combinations
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Names Similar to Denette
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Denette: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Denette?
We estimate approximately 574 people named Denette 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 597,133 Americans share this first name.
Is Denette a common name?
Denette is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 85.8% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 692 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Denette most popular?
Denette reached peak popularity in 1960, when 55 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Denette is approximately 58 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Denette a female name?
Denette is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Denette Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Denette Smith, Denette Johnson, Denette 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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