Deneisha
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- duh-NEE-shuh
- Origin
- Modern
Deneisha is a girls' name of Modern origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
Where does Deneisha come from?
Modern: modern coinage with the popular -isha ending
Is Deneisha a girl's or a boy's name?
Deneisha is a girls' name.
How popular is Deneisha in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1994, with 46 girls. It first appears in the records in 1978.
Half of all the girls named Deneisha in the US since 1880 were born between 1989 and 1996, the years shaded on the chart below.
Deneisha in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 5 | #17,498 |
| 2007 | 6 | #15,485 |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 6 | #14,495 |
| 2004 | 5 | #16,092 |
| 2003 | 9 | #10,420 |
| 2002 | 10 | #9,476 |
| 2001 | 8 | #11,013 |
| 2000 | 15 | #6,802 |
| 1999 | 7 | #11,378 |
| 1998 | 10 | #8,579 |
| 1997 | 21 | #4,815 |
| 1996 | 25 | #4,179 |
| 1995 | 25 | #4,094 |
| 1994 | 46 | #2,656 |
| 1993 | 30 | #3,580 |
| 1992 | 20 | #4,842 |
| 1991 | 17 | #5,393 |
| 1990 | 22 | #4,375 |
| 1989 | 22 | #4,242 |
| 1988 | 20 | #4,303 |
| 1987 | 14 | #5,307 |
| 1986 | 11 | #6,153 |
| 1985 | 10 | #6,455 |
| 1984 | 13 | #5,221 |
| 1983 | 9 | #6,703 |
| 1982 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 11 | #5,884 |
| 1980 | 8 | #7,417 |
| 1979 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 6 | #8,560 |
Names like Deneisha
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Kiara Brianna Kianna Kiana Cassidy Mckenna Briana Breanna Brenna Kierra Rhiannon Dearra
Names related to Deneisha
Denise Danisha Denisha Denasia Denisa Daneisha Donisha Denesha
More Modern names
Jayden Ailany Myla Kayden Nevaeh Jax Indie Miley Raelynn Kaiden Kehlani Alayna Caden Zayden Wrenley Mya
Sources
Figures from Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Deneisha: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/deneisha, updated 20 October 2026.