Denisse
Girl name · #1884 in 2025 · Very rare
Denisse ranks #1884 among American girls' names as of 2025, with 104 newborns given the name that year. A decade ago it stood at #1513, so the name has been falling over the past ten years. Roughly one in every 17,308 girls born in 2025 was named Denisse.
Babies named Denisse per year. Source: SSA.
The 71-year story
Denisse first appears in the Social Security records in 1954, when 7 girls received the name. Its peak came in 2020, when 319 girls were named Denisse — good for #852 that year. Today's parents encounter it on its way down the popularity curve, which for many parents is exactly the appeal. Following the curve matters more than today's snapshot: a name's position on its rise-peak-decline arc is the best predictor of how common it will feel in a kindergarten class five years from now.
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Uniqueness: will there be another Denisse in class?
On our rarity read — which blends how common Denisse is today with its five-year momentum — the name reads as "very rare". A high score means genuine rarity — your Denisse will likely be the only one in the room, with the occasional spelling-out as the price.
Where Denisse is most common
State-level data for Denisse is too sparse in 2025 to rank by rate — in most states its count falls below the SSA's per-state reporting threshold (counts under 5 are withheld).
Names like Denisse
Statistically, parents drawn to Denisse tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Desire, Divine, Analise, Adilene, and Delanie.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Denisse | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 104 | #1880 |
| 2024 | 101 | #1955 |
| 2023 | 101 | #1946 |
| 2022 | 122 | #1710 |
| 2021 | 169 | #1327 |
| 2020 | 319 | #852 |
| 2019 | 113 | #1802 |
| 2018 | 114 | #1787 |
| 2017 | 111 | #1842 |
| 2016 | 123 | #1719 |
| 2015 | 149 | #1513 |
| 2014 | 147 | #1508 |
| 2013 | 145 | #1514 |
| 2012 | 151 | #1491 |
| 2011 | 132 | #1633 |
| 2010 | 202 | #1197 |
| 2009 | 219 | #1154 |
| 2008 | 278 | #962 |
| 2007 | 256 | #1030 |
| 2006 | 225 | #1110 |
| 2005 | 250 | #979 |
| 2004 | 227 | #1025 |
| 2003 | 248 | #945 |
| 2002 | 279 | #835 |
| 2001 | 194 | #1090 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Denisse a popular girl name?
Denisse ranked #1884 among girls in 2025 with 104 babies given the name — outside the top 500, making it an uncommon pick. Ten years earlier it ranked #1513.
When was the name Denisse most popular?
Denisse peaked in 2020, when 319 American girls received the name (ranked #852 that year). Since 2020 the name has declined from that high.
How rare is the name Denisse?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 17,308 newborn American girls was named Denisse. On our rarity scale (rarity blended with momentum) we classify it as "very rare".
Data source: U.S. Social Security Administration name statistics, 1880–2025, national and state files. Counts reflect Social Security card applications; names with fewer than 5 occurrences in a state-year are suppressed by the SSA.