Denise

femaleStatistical record

What official birth registration shows about Denise: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning, origin or pronunciation yet — what that means.

Denise: Recorded every year since 1952, its highest recorded position is #22, and it stood at #4,843 in 2024.

5registrars recorded it
127times a registrar ranked it
73years from first to last
#22highest recorded position
31groupings it qualifies for
29names it appears alongside

What stands out in Denise's record

Ranked every year since 1952, without a single year missing. Names by continuity of record
Held a top-100 place for 43 years running. Names by top-100 run
Appears alongside 29 other names across 8 kinds of recorded relationship. All recorded relationships
Shares a published list with another name across 66 years. Longest shared records

Region

Falling

among girls in England and Wales · 1996–2024

View as table

England and Wales · Girls rank by year
Year	Rank
1996	#848
1997	#803
1998	#664
1999	#1216
2000	#1033
2001	#853
2002	#822
2003	#781
2004	#929
2005	#1243
2006	#1386
2007	#1384
2008	#2150
2009	#1668
2010	#2843
2011	#1903
2012	#1720
2013	#4739
2014	#4684
2015	#2945
2016	#4763
2017	#2502
2018	#3518
2019	#2040
2020	#4535
2021	#5581
2022	#3148
2023	#3598
2024	#4843

VerifiedSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

What the data shows

FallingEngland and Wales · Girls

Recorded in official data among girls in Republic of Ireland in 54 of the 57 years from 1964 to 2020.

In 2020: #834 among girls in Republic of Ireland, #4535 among girls in England and Wales.

Official data from 5 national registrars across 5 regions, 1952–2024 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

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

Denise appears in 5 of the published lists Namewise holds. The longest record is Republic of Ireland · Girls, with 54 ranked years and 6,215 births registered; the earliest is New South Wales, Australia · Girls, from 1952.

Denise across 5 official records

Each registrar publishes its own list, so these figures are read down a row, never across one. A position in one country is not comparable with a position in another, and Namewise never combines them into a single ranking. The birth counts do not compare across rows either, for a different reason: England and Wales registers roughly thirty times as many births a year as Northern Ireland, so a larger total says which registrar recorded it as much as how widely the name was given.

Denise's first, highest and most recent recorded position in each official list, with the number of births each registrar registered with the name and its largest single year
Published list	First recorded	Highest	Most recent	Years recorded	Births registered	Most in one year
Republic of Ireland · Girls	#56 (1964)	#31 (1981)	#834 (2020)	54 of 57	6,215 (1964–2020)	303 (1981)
England and Wales · Girls	#848 (1996)	#664 (1998)	#4843 (2024)	29 of 29	440 (1996–2024)	37 (1998)
New Zealand · Girls	#35 (1954)	#23 (1960)	#86 (1973)	20 of 20	3,577 (1954–1973)	268 (1960)
Northern Ireland · Girls	#271 (1997)	#261 (1998)	#426 (2015)	6 of 19	23 (1997–2015)	5 (1997)
New South Wales, Australia · Girls	#24 (1952)	#22 (1953)	#97 (1969)	18 of 18	4,050 (1952–1969)	410 (1953)

Denise by decade in Republic of Ireland · Girls

Births registered with the name in each decade of this one list, with the number of years the list covers in that decade. Bars are scaled on births a year, which is the figure that compares between decades — a decade the list only partly covers has a smaller total without being a quieter decade. Figures belong to this registrar alone and do not carry to another.

Births registered with Denise in Republic of Ireland · Girls, by decade, with years covered and the average per year
Decade	Births registered	Years covered	A year
1960s	934	6 of 10	156
1970sbusiest	2,368	10 of 10	237
1980s	2,049	10 of 10	205
1990s	723	10 of 10	72
2000s	110	10 of 10	11
2010s	28	7 of 10	4
2020s	3	1 of 10	3

Across Republic of Ireland · Girls, the 1970s were its busiest decade, averaging 237 births a year.

Its sharpest single-year move came between 1981 and 1982, when recorded births fell by 67, from 303 to 236.

See the names Republic of Irelandhas recorded the most births with →

Denise appears in

Groupings this name qualifies for under their own stated rules, from the same official statistics shown above.

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 5 regions, from 1952 to 2024. Highest recorded position: #22 in New South Wales, Australia in 1953.

Denise's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
Year	Region	Category	Rank	Births registered	Confidence	Status
2024	England and Wales	female	#4843	4	High	Verified
2023	England and Wales	female	#3598	6	High	Verified
2022	England and Wales	female	#3148	7	High	Verified
2021	England and Wales	female	#5581	3	High	Verified
2020	England and Wales	female	#4535	4	High	Verified
2019	England and Wales	female	#2040	13	High	Verified
2018	England and Wales	female	#3518	6	High	Verified
2017	England and Wales	female	#2502	10	High	Verified
2016	England and Wales	female	#4763	4	High	Verified
2015	England and Wales	female	#2945	8	High	Verified
2014	England and Wales	female	#4684	4	High	Verified
2013	England and Wales	female	#4739	4	High	Verified
2012	England and Wales	female	#1720	17	High	Verified
2011	England and Wales	female	#1903	14	High	Verified
2010	England and Wales	female	#2843	8	High	Verified
2009	England and Wales	female	#1668	16	High	Verified
2008	England and Wales	female	#2150	11	High	Verified
2007	England and Wales	female	#1384	19	High	Verified
2006	England and Wales	female	#1386	18	High	Verified
2005	England and Wales	female	#1243	19	High	Verified
2004	England and Wales	female	#929	28	High	Verified
2003	England and Wales	female	#781	34	High	Verified
2002	England and Wales	female	#822	29	High	Verified
2001	England and Wales	female	#853	27	High	Verified
2000	England and Wales	female	#1033	20	High	Verified
1999	England and Wales	female	#1216	16	High	Verified
1998	England and Wales	female	#664	37	High	Verified
1997	England and Wales	female	#803	28	High	Verified
1996	England and Wales	female	#848	26	High	Verified
1969	New South Wales, Australia	female	#97	87	Insufficient	Not yet available
1968	New South Wales, Australia	female	#91	97	Insufficient	Not yet available
1967	New South Wales, Australia	female	#84	94	Insufficient	Not yet available
1966	New South Wales, Australia	female	#65	130	Insufficient	Not yet available
1965	New South Wales, Australia	female	#61	144	Insufficient	Not yet available
1964	New South Wales, Australia	female	#55	164	Insufficient	Not yet available
1963	New South Wales, Australia	female	#53	185	Insufficient	Not yet available
1962	New South Wales, Australia	female	#52	206	Insufficient	Not yet available
1961	New South Wales, Australia	female	#49	217	Insufficient	Not yet available
1960	New South Wales, Australia	female	#47	208	Insufficient	Not yet available
1959	New South Wales, Australia	female	#45	214	Insufficient	Not yet available
1958	New South Wales, Australia	female	#36	261	Insufficient	Not yet available
1957	New South Wales, Australia	female	#36	256	Insufficient	Not yet available
1956	New South Wales, Australia	female	#31	305	Insufficient	Not yet available
1955	New South Wales, Australia	female	#28	335	Insufficient	Not yet available
1954	New South Wales, Australia	female	#26	356	Insufficient	Not yet available
1953	New South Wales, Australia	female	#22	410	Insufficient	Not yet available
1952	New South Wales, Australia	female	#24	381	Insufficient	Not yet available
1973	New Zealand	female	#86	72	High	Verified
1972	New Zealand	female	#64	101	High	Verified
1971	New Zealand	female	#61	108	High	Verified
1970	New Zealand	female	#82	84	High	Verified
1969	New Zealand	female	#57	112	High	Verified
1968	New Zealand	female	#46	139	High	Verified
1967	New Zealand	female	#36	166	High	Verified
1966	New Zealand	female	#34	180	High	Verified
1965	New Zealand	female	#26	226	High	Verified
1964	New Zealand	female	#25	251	High	Verified
1963	New Zealand	female	#32	219	High	Verified
1962	New Zealand	female	#38	211	High	Verified
1961	New Zealand	female	#27	250	High	Verified
1960	New Zealand	female	#23	268	High	Verified
1959	New Zealand	female	#28	239	High	Verified
1958	New Zealand	female	#28	226	High	Verified
1957	New Zealand	female	#32	204	High	Verified
1956	New Zealand	female	#37	166	High	Verified
1955	New Zealand	female	#34	181	High	Verified
1954	New Zealand	female	#35	174	High	Verified
2015	Northern Ireland	female	#426	3	High	Verified
2009	Northern Ireland	female	#419	3	High	Verified
2005	Northern Ireland	female	#318	4	High	Verified
2002	Northern Ireland	female	#339	3	High	Verified
1998	Northern Ireland	female	#261	5	High	Verified
1997	Northern Ireland	female	#271	5	High	Verified
2020	Republic of Ireland	female	#834	3	High	Verified
2019	Republic of Ireland	female	#871	3	High	Verified
2018	Republic of Ireland	female	#734	4	High	Verified
2017	Republic of Ireland	female	#734	4	High	Verified
2014	Republic of Ireland	female	#876	3	High	Verified
2013	Republic of Ireland	female	#894	3	High	Verified
2012	Republic of Ireland	female	#612	6	High	Verified
2010	Republic of Ireland	female	#663	5	High	Verified
2009	Republic of Ireland	female	#539	7	High	Verified
2008	Republic of Ireland	female	#546	7	High	Verified
2007	Republic of Ireland	female	#549	6	High	Verified
2006	Republic of Ireland	female	#325	12	High	Verified
2005	Republic of Ireland	female	#320	11	High	Verified
2004	Republic of Ireland	female	#677	3	High	Verified
2003	Republic of Ireland	female	#333	9	High	Verified
2002	Republic of Ireland	female	#289	11	High	Verified
2001	Republic of Ireland	female	#166	24	High	Verified
2000	Republic of Ireland	female	#179	20	High	Verified
1999	Republic of Ireland	female	#194	18	High	Verified
1998	Republic of Ireland	female	#141	25	High	Verified
1997	Republic of Ireland	female	#121	43	High	Verified
1996	Republic of Ireland	female	#116	45	High	Verified
1995	Republic of Ireland	female	#106	51	High	Verified
1994	Republic of Ireland	female	#69	82	High	Verified
1993	Republic of Ireland	female	#74	84	High	Verified
1992	Republic of Ireland	female	#61	103	High	Verified
1991	Republic of Ireland	female	#52	121	High	Verified
1990	Republic of Ireland	female	#41	151	High	Verified
1989	Republic of Ireland	female	#31	172	High	Verified
1988	Republic of Ireland	female	#37	177	High	Verified
1987	Republic of Ireland	female	#46	152	High	Verified
1986	Republic of Ireland	female	#49	162	High	Verified
1985	Republic of Ireland	female	#52	143	High	Verified
1984	Republic of Ireland	female	#40	199	High	Verified
1983	Republic of Ireland	female	#37	226	High	Verified
1982	Republic of Ireland	female	#37	236	High	Verified
1981	Republic of Ireland	female	#31	303	High	Verified
1980	Republic of Ireland	female	#36	279	High	Verified
1979	Republic of Ireland	female	#39	261	High	Verified
1978	Republic of Ireland	female	#35	263	High	Verified
1977	Republic of Ireland	female	#42	208	High	Verified
1976	Republic of Ireland	female	#37	244	High	Verified
1975	Republic of Ireland	female	#35	233	High	Verified
1974	Republic of Ireland	female	#36	241	High	Verified
1973	Republic of Ireland	female	#34	238	High	Verified
1972	Republic of Ireland	female	#37	226	High	Verified
1971	Republic of Ireland	female	#33	233	High	Verified
1970	Republic of Ireland	female	#32	221	High	Verified
1969	Republic of Ireland	female	#39	198	High	Verified
1968	Republic of Ireland	female	#44	168	High	Verified
1967	Republic of Ireland	female	#43	160	High	Verified
1966	Republic of Ireland	female	#42	161	High	Verified
1965	Republic of Ireland	female	#51	134	High	Verified
1964	Republic of Ireland	female	#56	113	High	Verified

England and Wales hub — collected by Office for National Statistics
New South Wales, Australia hub — collected by NSW Registry of Births Deaths and Marriages
New Zealand hub — collected by NZ Department of Internal Affairs
Northern Ireland hub — collected by NISRA
Republic of Ireland hub — collected by CSO Ireland

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

What the record shows

Recorded by 5 registrars between 1952 and 2024, ranked in 73 years of that period.

Its highest recorded position is #22, first reached in 1953.

It held a top-100 place in 43 years, 43 of them consecutive.

Its largest count from any one registrar is 410 births, registered in New South Wales, Australia in 1953.

A second registrar first ranked it in 1954, and 45 years separate the first registrar to record it from the last.

Every figure here is counted from the seven official registrars Namewise holds. A position is only ever a place within the list that published it, and a record that thins or stops is a fact about what registrars printed — never about how many children received the name.

Where to go next

Records with a comparable body of evidence, so the catalogue can be read outward from this one. Each group states the rule it was selected by.

Next in the catalogue

The records either side of this one alphabetically.

Denis · #21, 66y
Denisa · #352, 26y
Deniz · #541, 30y
Denley · #2390, 17y

A comparable record

Records held by the same 5 registrars, over a similar number of ranked years, whose highest position is closest to this one. A similar body of evidence — never a claim that the names themselves are alike.

Derek · #22, 72y
Janice · #22, 73y
Jeanette · #23, 68y
Therese · #21, 72y

Also first recorded in the 1950s

Records whose earliest ranking in Namewise's registrar data also falls between 1950 and 1959.

Brent · #22, 63y
Derek · #22, 72y
Janice · #22, 73y
Tony · #22, 74y

Comparisons involving Denise

Existing comparison pages where Denise and another name were ranked in the same published list, in the same years, on the same scale. Each has its own evidence; none of them says the names are alike.

Longest shared records

Names ranked alongside Denise in the same published list across at least 25 years.

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

Closest long-running positions

Names that stayed close to Denise within one registrar's list over many years. A gap measured inside that list, never across registrars.

Alison vs Denise
Across 20 shared years in New Zealand · Girls, Alison and Denise averaged 8.8 places apart, ending at #83 and #86.
Alison · Denise · 20 shared years, 1954–1973 · Closest over the longest run
See the 1973 New Zealand ranking
Diane vs Denise
Across 20 shared years in New Zealand · Girls, Diane and Denise averaged 8.8 places apart, ending at #82 and #86.
Diane · Denise · 20 shared years, 1954–1973 · Closest over the longest run
See the 1973 New Zealand ranking
Heather vs Denise
Across 20 shared years in New Zealand · Girls, Heather and Denise averaged 9.7 places apart, ending at #77 and #86.
Heather · Denise · 20 shared years, 1954–1973 · Closest over the longest run
See the 1973 New Zealand ranking

Order changes

Pairs where Denise and another name exchanged position in a published list, taken as the final meaningful change.

Lisa vs Denise
In 1966, Lisa moved ahead of Denise in New Zealand · Girls — #31 and #26 the year before became #7 and #34.
Lisa · Denise · 12 shared years, 1962–1973 · One moved ahead of the other
See the 1966 New Zealand ranking
Amanda vs Denise
In Republic of Ireland · Girls, Amanda moved into the top 50 at #17 in 1985 as Denise fell out of it to #52, having been #40 the year before.
Amanda · Denise · 54 shared years, 1964–2020 · One took the other's place near the top
See the 1985 Republic of Ireland ranking
Lauren vs Denise
In Republic of Ireland · Girls, Lauren moved into the top 50 at #32 in 1991 as Denise fell out of it to #52, having been #41 the year before.
Lauren · Denise · 41 shared years, 1971–2020 · One took the other's place near the top
See the 1991 Republic of Ireland ranking

Compared inside New South Wales, Australia lists

Pairs involving Denise measured in New South Wales, Australia's own published lists — the registrar that recorded Denise at its highest position.

Christine vs Denise
Both reached their highest recorded position in New South Wales, Australia · Girls within 2 years — Christine #1 in 1952, Denise #22 in 1953.
Christine · Denise · 18 shared years, 1952–1969 · Peaked in the same years
See the 1953 New South Wales, Australia ranking
Susan vs Denise
Both reached their highest recorded position in New South Wales, Australia · Girls within 2 years — Susan #1 in 1954, Denise #22 in 1953.
Susan · Denise · 18 shared years, 1952–1969 · Peaked in the same years
See the 1954 New South Wales, Australia ranking

New South Wales, Australia overview→

Denise was ranked #22 in New South Wales, Australia · Girls in 1953. These are the names immediately either side of it on that published list — a fact about the registrar's own output, not a similarity judgement.

Denise and the names beside it

Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale, in the same year, by the same registrar — so these are positions that genuinely passed each other, not a similarity judgement. Drawn from the 2,573 names with a recorded popularity standing (common, familiar, uncommon), so a name outside that set could have passed Denise without appearing here.

Denise moved ahead of

Donna Compare
In 2021 they stood at #5581 and #4634 in England and Wales · Girls; by 2022 that had become #3148 and #5669.
Kristy Compare
In 2017 they stood at #4684 and #4684 in England and Wales · Girls; by 2018 that had become #3518 and #5666.
Tracey Compare
In 2022 they stood at #4535 and #4535 in England and Wales · Girls; by 2023 that had become #3598 and #5687.
Geraldine Compare
In 2015 they stood at #4684 and #4684 in England and Wales · Girls; by 2016 that had become #4763 and #5785.

Moved ahead of Denise

Eabha Compare
In 2019 they stood at #2040 and #2458 in England and Wales · Girls; by 2020 that had become #4535 and #1313.
Blake Compare
In 2012 they stood at #1720 and #1893 in England and Wales · Girls; by 2013 that had become #4739 and #1587.
Ezra Compare
In 2013 they stood at #4739 and #5742 in England and Wales · Girls; by 2014 that had become #4684 and #1628.
Marilyn Compare
In 2012 they stood at #1720 and #2521 in England and Wales · Girls; by 2013 that had become #4739 and #1707.

Moved the opposite way to Denise

Alexandra Compare
Between 1964 and 2020 in Republic of Ireland · Girls, Denise went from #56 to #834 while Alexandra went from #222 to #107.
Alice Compare
Between 1964 and 2020 in Republic of Ireland · Girls, Denise went from #56 to #834 while Alice went from #57 to #33.
Annie Compare
Between 1964 and 2020 in Republic of Ireland · Girls, Denise went from #56 to #834 while Annie went from #112 to #53.
Charlotte Compare
Between 1964 and 2020 in Republic of Ireland · Girls, Denise went from #56 to #834 while Charlotte went from #171 to #49.

Moved the same way as Denise

Audrey Compare
Between 1964 and 2020 in Republic of Ireland · Girls, Denise went from #56 to #834 and Audrey from #85 to #495.
Eileen Compare
Between 1964 and 2020 in Republic of Ireland · Girls, Denise went from #56 to #834 and Eileen from #17 to #255.
Ida Compare
Between 1964 and 2020 in Republic of Ireland · Girls, Denise went from #56 to #834 and Ida from #372 to #544.
Julia Compare
Between 1964 and 2020 in Republic of Ireland · Girls, Denise went from #56 to #834 and Julia from #42 to #77.

What's not yet available

Meaning
Origin
Pronunciation
Nicknames and spelling variants

Absence from this list does not mean the name isn't genuinely meaningful or widely used — only that Namewise hasn't sourced and reviewed that content yet. Absence from a specific year or geography above does not prove zero use there either; official statistics only publish names above a minimum threshold.

Official popularity data is available for 5 regions, from 1952 to 2024. Highest recorded position: #22 in New South Wales, Australia in 1953. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.

Denise

Denise at a glance

What stands out in Denise's record

What the data shows

Popularity journey

Denise across 5 official records

Denise by decade in Republic of Ireland · Girls

Denise appears in

Popularity data

What the record shows

Where to go next

Next in the catalogue

A comparable record

Also first recorded in the 1950s

Comparisons involving Denise

Longest shared records

Closest long-running positions

Order changes

Compared inside New South Wales, Australia lists

Names published alongside Denise

Denise and the names beside it

Denise moved ahead of

Moved ahead of Denise

Moved the opposite way to Denise

Moved the same way as Denise

Denise at a glance

What stands out in Denise's record

Denise across 5 official records

Denise by decade in Republic of Ireland · Girls

Denise appears in

What the record shows

Where to go next

Next in the catalogue

A comparable record

Also first recorded in the 1950s

Comparisons involving Denise

Longest shared records

Closest long-running positions

Order changes

Compared inside New South Wales, Australia lists

Names published alongside Denise

Denise and the names beside it

Denise moved ahead of

Moved ahead of Denise

Moved the opposite way to Denise

Moved the same way as Denise