How Many People Are Named Denisa?
An estimated 877 people in the United States have the first name Denisa. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 46 years old, and Denisa peaked in popularity in 1964 with 37 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Denisa 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 Denisa paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
877
About 1 in 390,826 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
46
years old
Peak Year
1964
37 births
Total Registered
994
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Denisa
Denisa is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 994 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Denisa as a female name
Ranked #15,838 in 2024
5 female births in 2024
Peak: 1964 (37 births)
Denisa: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Denisa span from the 1950s to the 2020s, covering 8 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1960s, when 270 babies were registered. Denisa has declined significantly from its peak in the 1960s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Denisa by Decade
How has Denisa 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.
Denisa by State
Birth registrations for Denisa span all 4 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, Illinois, California. The lowest are in Ohio, California, Illinois. On average, about 11 Denisas were registered per state.
Denisa + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Denisa as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Denisa: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Denisa?
We estimate approximately 877 people named Denisa 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 390,826 Americans share this first name.
Is Denisa a common name?
Denisa is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 89.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 994 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Denisa most popular?
Denisa reached peak popularity in 1964, when 37 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Denisa is approximately 46 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Denisa a female name?
Denisa is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Denisa Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Denisa Smith, Denisa Johnson, Denisa 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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