How Many People Are Named Denita?
An estimated 2,365 people in the United States have the first name Denita. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 54 years old, and Denita peaked in popularity in 1966 with 114 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Denita 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 Denita paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
2,365
About 1 in 144,928 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
54
years old
Peak Year
1966
114 births
Total Registered
2,750
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Denita
Denita is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 2,750 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Denita as a female name
Ranked #16,146 in 2019
5 female births in 2019
Peak: 1966 (114 births)
Denita: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Denita span from the 1940s to the 2010s, covering 8 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1960s, when 991 babies were registered. Denita has declined significantly from its peak in the 1960s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Denita by Decade
How has Denita 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.
Denita by State
Birth registrations for Denita span all 22 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Illinois, California, Texas. The lowest are in New Jersey, District of Columbia, Mississippi. On average, about 39 Denitas were registered per state.
Denita + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Denita as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Denita
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Denita: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Denita?
We estimate approximately 2,365 people named Denita 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 144,928 Americans share this first name.
Is Denita a common name?
Denita is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 94.3% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 2,750 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Denita most popular?
Denita reached peak popularity in 1966, when 114 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Denita is approximately 54 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Denita a female name?
Denita is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Denita Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Denita Smith, Denita Johnson, Denita 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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