How Many People Are Named Denishia Brown?

There are approximately 1 people named Denishia Brown living in the United States today. That makes this name combination very rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 342,754,338 Americans.

This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Denishia with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Brown. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and Census background data where it is available.

Estimated People with This Name

1 in 342,754,338 Americans

Combination Rarity

Very Rare

Very Rare Very Common

First Name

Denishia

Last Name

Brown

Est. Bearers 1,589,457

Census Rank #4

Per 100K 463.73

Rarity Very Common

Denishia: Popularity Over Time

Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Denishia. The peak year was 1991 with 17 births. The average person named Denishia today is 37 years old.

Ancestry of the First Name Denishia

In the 2020 Census, the first name Denishia was most commonly recorded among people who identified as Black (82.55%). The next largest recorded groups were White (7.55%) and Hispanic (5.66%).

These percentages describe the people who had the first name Denishia in the 2020 Census. They do not tell you the deeper origin or meaning of the name itself.

Read this as a snapshot of who already had the name in 2020, not as a trend line. The SSA chart above is still the better way to see how Denishia rose or fell over time.

White

7.55%

Black

82.55%

Hispanic

5.66%

American Indian/Alaska Native

1.42%

Two or More Races

2.83%

Ancestry of the Brown Surname

The surname Brown was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White in the 2020 Census.

This is a self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people who had the surname Brown in the published Census surname tables. It gives useful context around who was recorded with the name, but it does not tell the full family history of every Boone line.

White

55.43%

Black

34.68%

Hispanic

3.55%

Asian/Pacific Islander

0.66%

American Indian/Alaska Native

0.85%

Two or More Races

4.83%

How we calculated this

The first name "Denishia" has an estimated frequency of < 0.0001% among living Americans, based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024 adjusted for mortality using CDC 2023 life tables.

The surname "Brown" appears at a rate of 463.73 per 100,000 people in the 2020 U.S. Census.

We do not use the Census first-name snapshot for the main estimate because it is only published once every 10 years. The latest public first-name Census file is from 2020, which is already 6 years old. SSA birth records plus CDC survival data give a better current estimate of how many people with the first name Denishia are likely to be alive now.

Multiplying these frequencies against the U.S. population of ~343 million gives 1 estimated people. This assumes first names and last names are statistically independent. Full methodology.

Other people named Denishia

Denishia Smith Denishia Garcia Denishia Johnson Denishia Jones Denishia Williams

Other people with the surname Brown

Michael Brown James Brown John Brown David Brown Robert Brown William Brown Christopher Brown Joseph Brown

Denishia Brown: Questions and Answers

How many people are named Denishia Brown?

We estimate approximately 1 people named Denishia Brown are alive in the United States today. The first name Denishia is shared by 213 Americans, and the surname Brown is shared by 1,589,457.

How rare is the name Denishia Brown?

This name combination is classified as Very Rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 342,754,338 Americans. The first name Denishia is very rare and the surname Brown is very common.

Is Denishia a male or female name?

Denishia is predominantly female, with 0.0% of bearers being male and 100.0% female. It peaked in popularity in 1991 and the average bearer today is 37 years old.

What does the Census say about the first name Denishia?

In the 2020 Census, the first name Denishia was most commonly recorded among people who identified as Black (82.55%). The next largest recorded groups were White (7.55%) and Hispanic (5.66%). These percentages describe the people who had the name in the 2020 Census, not the deeper origin of the name itself.

Where does this data come from?

First name data comes from the Social Security Administration (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables. When available, first-name Census background data comes from the 2020 U.S. Census Bureau first-name tables. Surname data comes from the 2020 U.S. Census Bureau. Full methodology.

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