Denyse
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- duh-NEES
- Origin
- Greek
Denyse is a girls' name of Greek origin, meaning “follower of Dionysus”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Denyse mean?
Greek: variant of Denise, French feminine of Denis
“follower of Dionysus”
A variant spelling of Denise, the French feminine form of Denis, which derives from the Greek god Dionysus.
Is Denyse a girl's or a boy's name?
Denyse is a girls' name.
How popular is Denyse in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1956, with 43 girls. It first appears in the records in 1927.
Half of all the girls named Denyse in the US since 1880 were born between 1954 and 1979, the years shaded on the chart below.
Denyse in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 7 | #12,709 |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 11 | #9,786 |
| 2009 | 8 | #12,423 |
| 2008 | 8 | #12,574 |
| 2007 | 12 | #9,535 |
| 2006 | 9 | #11,412 |
| 2005 | 9 | #10,915 |
| 2004 | 8 | #11,617 |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 9 | #10,240 |
| 2001 | 12 | #8,189 |
| 2000 | 8 | #10,738 |
| 1999 | 9 | #9,472 |
| 1998 | 10 | #8,579 |
| 1997 | 5 | #13,719 |
| 1996 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 11 | #7,509 |
| 1994 | 11 | #7,598 |
| 1993 | 12 | #7,031 |
| 1992 | 15 | #6,001 |
| 1991 | 13 | #6,582 |
| 1990 | 21 | #4,518 |
| 1989 | 9 | #8,031 |
| 1988 | 18 | #4,648 |
| 1987 | 6 | #9,820 |
| 1986 | 12 | #5,754 |
| 1985 | 8 | #7,560 |
| 1984 | 12 | #5,538 |
| 1983 | 15 | #4,685 |
| 1982 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 13 | #5,253 |
| 1980 | 16 | #4,516 |
| 1979 | 17 | #4,230 |
| 1978 | 21 | #3,512 |
| 1977 | 25 | #3,082 |
| 1976 | 25 | #2,931 |
| 1975 | 10 | #5,514 |
| 1974 | 27 | #2,683 |
| 1973 | 24 | #2,830 |
| 1972 | 17 | #3,543 |
| 1971 | 27 | #2,665 |
| 1970 | 20 | #3,208 |
| 1969 | 37 | #2,058 |
| 1968 | 24 | #2,538 |
| 1967 | 27 | #2,327 |
| 1966 | 31 | #2,093 |
| 1965 | 36 | #1,914 |
| 1964 | 26 | #2,411 |
| 1963 | 37 | #1,921 |
| 1962 | 37 | #1,888 |
| 1961 | 27 | #2,298 |
| 1960 | 24 | #2,431 |
| 1959 | 21 | #2,516 |
| 1958 | 21 | #2,505 |
| 1957 | 24 | #2,275 |
| 1956 | 43 | #1,616 |
| 1955 | 34 | #1,802 |
| 1954 | 32 | #1,835 |
| 1953 | 36 | #1,647 |
| 1952 | 31 | #1,780 |
| 1951 | 29 | #1,804 |
| 1950 | 28 | #1,793 |
| 1949 | 12 | #2,998 |
| 1948 | 29 | #1,738 |
| 1947 | 21 | #2,145 |
| 1946 | 23 | #1,918 |
| 1945 | 18 | #1,992 |
| 1944 | 7 | #3,685 |
| 1943 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 12 | #2,665 |
| 1941 | 8 | #3,250 |
| 1940 | 6 | #3,861 |
| 1939 | 9 | #2,920 |
| 1938 | 9 | #2,938 |
| 1937 | 7 | #3,433 |
| 1936 | 5 | #4,179 |
| 1935 | 6 | #3,740 |
| 1934 | 10 | #2,740 |
| 1933 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 6 | #3,899 |
| 1931 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 6 | #4,284 |
Names like Denyse
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Katherine, Christine, Nicole, Danielle, Michelle, Daphne, Denise, Elaine, Catherine, Colette, Roxanne, Diane
Names related to Denyse
More Greek names
Luca, Theodore, Sophia, George, Theo, Lucas, Sofia, Alexander, Sebastian, Penelope, Phoebe, Margot, Luke, Chloe, Sophie, Zoe
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, “Denyse: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/denyse, updated 20 October 2026.