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Denise

Denise holds the #1673 spot on the 2025 list of the most popular girl names in the U.S. That amounts to 123 newborn girls in a single year. The name has been cooling off, slipping from #876 in 2020 to #1673 today. Its strongest year on record was 1955 (#23 nationally, 14,560 newborns), in a data series reaching back to 1882. The name's biggest fan base is in California (#997 there in 2025).

Rankings

2025 rank
#1673
among girl names
Trend
Falling
last 5 years
All-time peak
#23
in 1955 (1950s)
Babies in 2025
123
girls named Denise

Denise popularity, 1880–2025

0.21%0.42%0.63%0.84%18801900192019401960198020002020#23 in 1955
Girls — share of U.S. female birthsSource: SSA, 1880–2025◆ peak 1955

Where Denise is most popular

Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Denise in 2025AK—Maine: fewer than 5 girls named Denise in 2025ME—Vermont: fewer than 5 girls named Denise in 2025VT—New Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Denise in 2025NH—Washington: fewer than 5 girls named Denise in 2025WA—Idaho: fewer than 5 girls named Denise in 2025ID—Montana: fewer than 5 girls named Denise in 2025MT—North Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Denise in 2025ND—Minnesota: fewer than 5 girls named Denise in 2025MN—Wisconsin: fewer than 5 girls named Denise in 2025WI—Michigan: fewer than 5 girls named Denise in 2025MI—New York: #1235 (11 girls, 0.01% of girls born 2025)NY#1235Massachusetts: fewer than 5 girls named Denise in 2025MA—Rhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Denise in 2025RI—Oregon: fewer than 5 girls named Denise in 2025OR—Nevada: fewer than 5 girls named Denise in 2025NV—Wyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Denise in 2025WY—South Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Denise in 2025SD—Iowa: fewer than 5 girls named Denise in 2025IA—Illinois: fewer than 5 girls named Denise in 2025IL—Indiana: fewer than 5 girls named Denise in 2025IN—Ohio: fewer than 5 girls named Denise in 2025OH—Pennsylvania: #1392 (5 girls, 0.01% of girls born 2025)PA#1392New Jersey: fewer than 5 girls named Denise in 2025NJ—Connecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Denise in 2025CT—California: #997 (27 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)CA#997Utah: fewer than 5 girls named Denise in 2025UT—Colorado: fewer than 5 girls named Denise in 2025CO—Nebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Denise in 2025NE—Missouri: fewer than 5 girls named Denise in 2025MO—Kentucky: fewer than 5 girls named Denise in 2025KY—West Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Denise in 2025WV—Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Denise in 2025VA—Maryland: fewer than 5 girls named Denise in 2025MD—Delaware: fewer than 5 girls named Denise in 2025DE—Arizona: fewer than 5 girls named Denise in 2025AZ—New Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Denise in 2025NM—Kansas: fewer than 5 girls named Denise in 2025KS—Arkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Denise in 2025AR—Tennessee: #1127 (5 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)TN#1127North Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Denise in 2025NC—South Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Denise in 2025SC—District of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Denise in 2025DC—Oklahoma: fewer than 5 girls named Denise in 2025OK—Louisiana: fewer than 5 girls named Denise in 2025LA—Mississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Denise in 2025MS—Alabama: fewer than 5 girls named Denise in 2025AL—Georgia: #1358 (6 girls, 0.01% of girls born 2025)GA#1358Hawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Denise in 2025HI—Texas: #1314 (19 girls, 0.01% of girls born 2025)TX#1314Florida: #1685 (7 girls, 0.01% of girls born 2025)FL#1685
Share of girls born in 2025:lowhighno data (< 5 births)
Strongest states: California (#997), Tennessee (#1127), New York (#1235)

Uniqueness score

60/ 100Uncommon
everywhereone of a kind

Distinctive without being unheard of. Based on how many babies per birth were named Denise in the most recent year of SSA data.

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