How Many People Are Named Denishia?
An estimated 213 people in the United States have the first name Denishia. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 37 years old, and Denishia peaked in popularity in 1991 with 17 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Denishia 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 Denishia paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
213
About 1 in 1,609,175 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
37
years old
Peak Year
1991
17 births
Total Registered
223
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Denishia
Denishia is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 223 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Denishia as a female name
Ranked #13,990 in 2001
6 female births in 2001
Peak: 1991 (17 births)
Denishia: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Denishia span from the 1970s to the 2000s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 108 babies were registered. Denishia has declined significantly from its peak in the 1990s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Denishia by Decade
How has Denishia 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.
Denishia by State
Denishia + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Denishia as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Denishia: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Denishia?
We estimate approximately 213 people named Denishia 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 1,609,175 Americans share this first name.
Is Denishia a common name?
Denishia is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 75% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 223 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Denishia most popular?
Denishia reached peak popularity in 1991, when 17 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Denishia is approximately 37 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Denishia a female name?
Denishia is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Denishia Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Denishia Smith, Denishia Johnson, Denishia 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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