April vs Denise

April and Denisecompared on official birth-registration statistics and Namewise's recorded data. This page states what each name's record shows — it never picks a winner or scores one name against the other.

Head to head

Ranks are only compared within one published list and one year. Two ranks from different years, from a boys' and a girls' list, or from different registrars are not comparable, so they are not placed side by side.

Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2020, April was ranked #187 and Denise #834 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
Northern Ireland · Girls
In 2015, April was ranked #248 and Denise #426 among girls in Northern Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, April was ranked #360 and Denise #4843 among girls in England and Wales.

April and Denise over time

April and Denise appear together in 2 published lists, across 73 years of shared records. Neither was ahead in more lists than the other.

The order between them changed and held in one of those lists — a change in that published list, never a claim that one name displaced the other.

Each reached its own highest recorded position first in 1 of the lists they share.

Counted list by list. Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale in the same year, so those comparisons are real — but positions from different lists are not, so nothing here is combined into an overall standing.

How this pair is related

The relationship kinds these two qualify for, each under its own stated rule. Every one is drawn from a list they both appear in.

Longest-running competitions
April and Denise were both ranked in Republic of Ireland · Girls for 44 years, from 1965 to 2020, ending at #187 and #834.
Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Girls within 2 years — April #146 in 1996, Denise #664 in 1998.

List by list

Republic of Ireland · Girls44 shared years, 1965–2020
April held the stronger position in 14 of those years, Denise in 30.
Highest recorded here: April #147 in 1991, Denise #31 in 1981.
The order changed in 2006: April moved ahead. In 2005 they stood at #372 and #320; by 2006 that had become #272 and #325.
Most recent shared year, 2020: April #187, Denise #834.
England and Wales · Girls29 shared years, 1996–2024
April held the stronger position in 29 of those years, Denise in 0.
Highest recorded here: April #146 in 1996, Denise #664 in 1998.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: April #360, Denise #4843.

Two names moving past each other in a ranking is a fact about the ranking. Namewise does not claim one name displaced the other, that families chose between them, or that either influenced the other — none of that is in this data.

Where to go next

Comparisons that share a name, a rule or a published list with this one. Each is an existing comparison page with its own evidence — nothing here says these pairs are alike.

Other comparisons involving Denise

Pairs where Denise shares a published list with another name, each measured inside one registrar's own list.

Alice vs Denise
In 1964 they stood at #57 and #56 in Republic of Ireland · Girls, 1 places apart; by 2020 they were #33 and #834.
Alice · Denise · 54 shared years, 1964–2020 · Started together, ended far apart
See the 2020 Republic of Ireland ranking
Orla vs Denise
In 1964 they stood at #52 and #56 in Republic of Ireland · Girls, 4 places apart; by 2020 they were #160 and #834.
Orla · Denise · 54 shared years, 1964–2020 · Started together, ended far apart
See the 2020 Republic of Ireland ranking
Denise vs Jane
In 1964 they stood at #56 and #59 in Republic of Ireland · Girls, 3 places apart; by 2020 they were #834 and #168.
Denise · Jane · 54 shared years, 1964–2020 · Started together, ended far apart
See the 2020 Republic of Ireland ranking
Louise vs Denise
In 1964 they stood at #54 and #56 in Republic of Ireland · Girls, 2 places apart; by 2020 they were #315 and #834.
Louise · Denise · 54 shared years, 1964–2020 · Started together, ended far apart
See the 2020 Republic of Ireland ranking

Side by side

Side-by-side comparison of April, Denise
Field	April	Denise
Record type	Official statistical record (evidence-only)	Official statistical record (evidence-only)
Gender usage	female	female
Meaning	Not yet recorded	Not yet recorded
Origin	Not yet recorded	Not yet recorded
Pronunciation	Not yet recorded
Syllables	2	3
Common variants / nicknames	Not yet recorded	Not yet recorded
Recorded regional usage	GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZ	AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NZ
Most recent popularity observation	Republic of Ireland · Girls #273 (2025)	England and Wales · Girls #4843 (2024)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)	Not yet recorded	Not yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)	94/100	88/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)	100/100	100/100
Data Confidence	medium	medium

What the data shows

April has 2 syllables, compared with 3 for Denise.
Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NZ.

How each name got here

April

Popularity journey

First recorded1965
First recorded at #325 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1965 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #273 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Girls

Denise

Popularity journey

First recorded1952
First recorded at #24 among girls in New South Wales, Australia in 1952 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
New South Wales, Australia · Girls
Highest recorded1952–1969
Highest recorded position: #22 among girls in New South Wales, Australia, in 1953 (recorded 1952–1969).
New South Wales, Australia · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #4843 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls