How Many People Are Named Denisse?
An estimated 7,096 people in the United States have the first name Denisse. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 23 years old, and Denisse peaked in popularity in 2020 with 319 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Denisse 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 Denisse paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
7,096
About 1 in 48,302 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
23
years old
Peak Year
2020
319 births
Total Registered
7,266
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Denisse
Denisse is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 7,266 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Denisse as a female name
Ranked #1,955 in 2024
101 female births in 2024
Peak: 2020 (319 births)
Denisse: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Denisse span from the 1950s to the 2020s, covering 8 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 2,367 babies were registered. While Denisse is less common than at its peak in the 2000s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Denisse by Decade
How has Denisse 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.
Denisse by State
Birth registrations for Denisse span all 17 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, New York. The lowest are in Louisiana, Indiana, Virginia. On average, about 350 Denisses were registered per state.
Denisse + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Denisse as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Denisse: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Denisse?
We estimate approximately 7,096 people named Denisse 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 48,302 Americans share this first name.
Is Denisse a common name?
Denisse is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 97.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 7,266 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Denisse most popular?
Denisse reached peak popularity in 2020, when 319 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Denisse is approximately 23 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Denisse a female name?
Denisse is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Denisse Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Denisse Smith, Denisse Johnson, Denisse 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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