How Many People Are Named Denisha?
An estimated 4,108 people in the United States have the first name Denisha. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 35 years old, and Denisha peaked in popularity in 1994 with 302 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Denisha 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 Denisha paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
4,108
About 1 in 83,436 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
35
years old
Peak Year
1994
302 births
Total Registered
4,306
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Denisha
Denisha is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 4,306 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Denisha as a female name
Ranked #12,455 in 2023
7 female births in 2023
Peak: 1994 (302 births)
Denisha: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Denisha span from the 1960s to the 2020s, covering 7 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 1,775 babies were registered. Denisha has declined significantly from its peak in the 1990s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Denisha by Decade
How has Denisha 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.
Denisha by State
Birth registrations for Denisha span all 27 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, New York. The lowest are in Wisconsin, District of Columbia, Arkansas. On average, about 95 Denishas were registered per state.
Denisha + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Denisha as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Denisha
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Denisha: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Denisha?
We estimate approximately 4,108 people named Denisha 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 83,436 Americans share this first name.
Is Denisha a common name?
Denisha is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 96.1% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 4,306 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Denisha most popular?
Denisha reached peak popularity in 1994, when 302 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Denisha is approximately 35 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Denisha a female name?
Denisha is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Denisha Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Denisha Smith, Denisha Johnson, Denisha 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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