Denise
Girl · French
Denise is a girls' name of French origin, meaning “follower of Dionysus”. In 2025 it ranked 4,935th for girls in the UK (4 babies) and 1,673rd for girls in the US (123 babies).
What does Denise mean?
French
“follower of Dionysus”
A female given name from French, Latin, or Ancient Greek.
From Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Is Denise a girl's or a boy's name?
Denise is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 4 girls in the UK and 123 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Denise in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #4,935among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 4about 1 in 70,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 40% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 4 girls in the UK were named Denise, making it the 4,935th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 4,110th. Its busiest year was 1998, with 52 girls.
Half of all the girls named Denise in the UK since 1996 were born between 1999 and 2010. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.
Among girls in 2025, it was 4,866th in England and Wales.
In the England and Wales top 100 for girls, which the ONS has published every ten years since 1904: 1944 (#79), 1954 (#29), 1964 (#38) and 1974 (#92).
Denise in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4 | #4,935 |
| 2024 | 4 | #4,907 |
| 2023 | 7 | #3,388 |
| 2022 | 7 | #3,347 |
| 2021 | 4 | #4,864 |
| 2020 | 5 | #4,110 |
| 2019 | 13 | #2,157 |
| 2018 | 7 | #3,344 |
| 2017 | 11 | #2,485 |
| 2016 | 5 | #4,290 |
| 2015 | 11 | #2,458 |
| 2014 | 4 | #4,888 |
| 2013 | 6 | #3,719 |
| 2012 | 18 | #1,756 |
| 2011 | 15 | #1,917 |
| 2010 | 9 | #2,741 |
| 2009 | 19 | #1,556 |
| 2008 | 11 | #2,286 |
| 2007 | 20 | #1,421 |
| 2006 | 18 | #1,481 |
| 2005 | 29 | #982 |
| 2004 | 28 | #990 |
| 2003 | 39 | #749 |
| 2002 | 33 | #812 |
| 2001 | 29 | #871 |
| 2000 | 22 | #1,043 |
| 1999 | 21 | #1,065 |
| 1998 | 52 | #577 |
| 1997 | 34 | #774 |
| 1996 | 34 | #733 |
How popular is Denise in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,673among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 123about 1 in 13,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 46% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 123 girls in the US were named Denise, making it the 1,673rd most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 876th. Its busiest year was 1961, with 15,379 girls. It first appears in the records in 1882.
Half of all the girls named Denise in the US since 1880 were born between 1957 and 1971, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 234 girls in the US were given Denise or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #970, up from #1,673 for this spelling alone.
Denise in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 123 | #1,673 |
| 2024 | 105 | #1,895 |
| 2023 | 151 | #1,462 |
| 2022 | 165 | #1,387 |
| 2021 | 192 | #1,223 |
| 2020 | 307 | #876 |
| 2019 | 162 | #1,383 |
| 2018 | 239 | #1,065 |
| 2017 | 217 | #1,141 |
| 2016 | 210 | #1,188 |
| 2015 | 270 | #997 |
| 2014 | 359 | #780 |
| 2013 | 359 | #755 |
| 2012 | 411 | #685 |
| 2011 | 473 | #609 |
| 2010 | 619 | #488 |
| 2009 | 692 | #450 |
| 2008 | 897 | #365 |
| 2007 | 881 | #371 |
| 2006 | 853 | #380 |
| 2005 | 918 | #342 |
| 2004 | 894 | #354 |
| 2003 | 957 | #326 |
| 2002 | 957 | #321 |
| 2001 | 1,050 | #298 |
| 2000 | 963 | #329 |
| 1999 | 965 | #322 |
| 1998 | 999 | #303 |
| 1997 | 1,074 | #271 |
| 1996 | 1,230 | #229 |
| 1995 | 1,301 | #216 |
| 1994 | 1,391 | #211 |
| 1993 | 1,458 | #201 |
| 1992 | 1,628 | #188 |
| 1991 | 1,746 | #172 |
| 1990 | 1,955 | #152 |
| 1989 | 2,034 | #145 |
| 1988 | 2,064 | #139 |
| 1987 | 2,104 | #132 |
| 1986 | 2,205 | #128 |
| 1985 | 2,433 | #120 |
| 1984 | 2,461 | #115 |
| 1983 | 2,570 | #109 |
| 1982 | 2,896 | #100 |
| 1981 | 3,201 | #96 |
| 1980 | 3,145 | #95 |
| 1979 | 3,267 | #92 |
| 1978 | 3,519 | #85 |
| 1977 | 3,681 | #78 |
| 1976 | 3,986 | #69 |
| 1975 | 4,461 | #64 |
| 1974 | 5,395 | #53 |
| 1973 | 6,615 | #38 |
| 1972 | 7,382 | #35 |
| 1971 | 8,219 | #36 |
| 1970 | 9,343 | #36 |
| 1969 | 9,798 | #35 |
| 1968 | 9,877 | #35 |
| 1967 | 11,078 | #34 |
| 1966 | 11,797 | #32 |
| 1965 | 13,036 | #28 |
| 1964 | 14,726 | #25 |
| 1963 | 14,092 | #27 |
| 1962 | 13,975 | #30 |
| 1961 | 15,379 | #30 |
| 1960 | 15,066 | #29 |
| 1959 | 14,662 | #29 |
| 1958 | 14,959 | #27 |
| 1957 | 15,145 | #25 |
| 1956 | 14,509 | #23 |
| 1955 | 14,560 | #23 |
| 1954 | 13,716 | #24 |
| 1953 | 11,950 | #31 |
| 1952 | 11,652 | #33 |
| 1951 | 8,116 | #48 |
| 1950 | 4,514 | #82 |
| 1949 | 2,236 | #140 |
| 1948 | 1,930 | #147 |
| 1947 | 1,699 | #170 |
| 1946 | 1,585 | #169 |
| 1945 | 633 | #273 |
| 1944 | 444 | #322 |
| 1943 | 462 | #328 |
| 1942 | 444 | #328 |
| 1941 | 346 | #358 |
| 1940 | 326 | #362 |
| 1939 | 260 | #420 |
| 1938 | 236 | #436 |
| 1937 | 255 | #404 |
| 1936 | 200 | #451 |
| 1935 | 157 | #510 |
| 1934 | 125 | #579 |
| 1933 | 111 | #616 |
| 1932 | 117 | #606 |
| 1931 | 102 | #656 |
| 1930 | 83 | #773 |
| 1929 | 107 | #678 |
| 1928 | 88 | #759 |
| 1927 | 78 | #834 |
| 1926 | 60 | #963 |
| 1925 | 50 | #1,074 |
| 1924 | 52 | #1,086 |
| 1923 | 47 | #1,111 |
| 1922 | 53 | #1,030 |
| 1921 | 37 | #1,276 |
| 1920 | 61 | #931 |
| 1919 | 28 | #1,481 |
| 1918 | 27 | #1,537 |
| 1917 | 29 | #1,377 |
| 1916 | 29 | #1,357 |
| 1915 | 25 | #1,439 |
| 1914 | 23 | #1,303 |
| 1913 | 17 | #1,405 |
| 1912 | 13 | #1,540 |
| 1911 | 5 | #2,463 |
| 1910 | 7 | #1,935 |
| 1909 | 7 | #1,763 |
| 1908 | 6 | #1,862 |
| 1907 | 7 | #1,638 |
| 1906 | 6 | #1,727 |
| 1905 | 7 | #1,537 |
| 1904 | 6 | #1,658 |
| 1903 | 6 | #1,592 |
| 1902 | 6 | #1,593 |
| 1901 | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 7 | #1,560 |
| 1899 | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 6 | #1,352 |
| 1893 | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 7 | #1,024 |
| 1888 | 0 | – |
| 1887 | 0 | – |
| 1886 | 0 | – |
| 1885 | 0 | – |
| 1884 | 0 | – |
| 1883 | 0 | – |
| 1882 | 5 | #908 |
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