Denesha
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- duh-NEE-shuh
- Origin
- Modern
Denesha is a girls' name of Modern origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
Where does Denesha come from?
Modern: modern coinage with the popular -esha ending
Is Denesha a girl's or a boy's name?
Denesha is a girls' name.
How popular is Denesha 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 83 girls. It first appears in the records in 1970.
Half of all the girls named Denesha in the US since 1880 were born between 1984 and 1995, the years shaded on the chart below.
Denesha in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 7 | #13,827 |
| 2007 | 6 | #15,485 |
| 2006 | 6 | #15,147 |
| 2005 | 6 | #14,495 |
| 2004 | 8 | #11,617 |
| 2003 | 9 | #10,420 |
| 2002 | 22 | #5,250 |
| 2001 | 13 | #7,717 |
| 2000 | 17 | #6,202 |
| 1999 | 29 | #3,966 |
| 1998 | 35 | #3,423 |
| 1997 | 28 | #3,894 |
| 1996 | 39 | #3,023 |
| 1995 | 40 | #2,927 |
| 1994 | 83 | #1,752 |
| 1993 | 57 | #2,262 |
| 1992 | 36 | #3,139 |
| 1991 | 39 | #2,929 |
| 1990 | 42 | #2,732 |
| 1989 | 23 | #4,115 |
| 1988 | 36 | #2,862 |
| 1987 | 37 | #2,655 |
| 1986 | 27 | #3,275 |
| 1985 | 26 | #3,327 |
| 1984 | 20 | #3,873 |
| 1983 | 25 | #3,241 |
| 1982 | 31 | #2,900 |
| 1981 | 29 | #2,986 |
| 1980 | 25 | #3,318 |
| 1979 | 25 | #3,236 |
| 1978 | 17 | #4,079 |
| 1977 | 14 | #4,651 |
| 1976 | 16 | #3,961 |
| 1975 | 8 | #6,482 |
| 1974 | 7 | #6,898 |
| 1973 | 9 | #5,578 |
| 1972 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 5 | #8,322 |
| 1970 | 5 | #7,994 |
Names like Denesha
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Brianna, Kiana, Kiara, Kianna, Briana, Cassidy, Aisha, Mckenna, Brenna, Rhiannon, Keona, Davina
Names related to Denesha
Denisha, Denasia, Denisa, Danesha, Donesha, Deneisha, Dynesha
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, “Denesha: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/denesha, updated 20 October 2026.