Denise

Spellings & scripts●

Locally spelled Denisa in CZ Czechia, SK Slovakia, RO Romania and 1 more, דניז in FR France, IL Israel and Дениза in RU Russia, TR Türkiye.

Spellings marked ● are how people bearing the name write it in our records; ○ marks a model's transliteration. Click a spelling to open its page.

Meaning & origin●

Attested across 8 languages in the etymology graph.

Languages●

Language is read off each record's context, not declared by the bearer; a share is of all records for this spelling.

Other names spelled this way◐

Denise is also recorded as 8 other names, grouped separately because the records behind them do not connect to the one described above.

• Portuguese given name3.3M records spelled Denise26 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in Brazil, United States, Argentina, Mexico

  Languages: Portuguese, Spanish

  Also written Denisé, Dénise, Deníse, Denisê, Ďenise

• French given name1.2M records spelled Denise4 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in France, United States, Canada, Belgium

  Also written Dénise, Denîse

• a separate given name590K records spelled Denise2 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in United States, United Kingdom, Canada, Italy

  Also written Dénise

• Hindi given name30K records spelled Denise7 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in United States, United Kingdom, Canada, South Africa

  Languages: Hindi, Urdu, Sinhala

  Also written Denisé, Dénise

• Swahili given name29K records spelled Denise9 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in United States, United Kingdom, South Africa, Canada

  Languages: Swahili, Southern Sotho, Kinyarwanda

  Also written Dénise, Denisè, Denisé, Déñîsê

• Indonesian given name17K records spelled Denise5 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in United States, Indonesia, Philippines, United Kingdom

  Languages: Indonesian, Malay, Malagasy

  Also written Dénise, Denïse

• Italian given name16K records spelled Denise6 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in United States, Italy, United Kingdom, Canada

  Also written Denìse, Denisè, Dėnise, Dénise, Dènîsë

• Hungarian given name13K records spelled Denise4 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in Hungary, United States, Finland, United Kingdom

  Languages: Hungarian, Finnish, Estonian

  Also written Denisé

74 further groups record this spelling and are not listed here.

Grouping is the name graph's, not a register's: two spellings join a group when the evidence links them, so a group is a claim about the records rather than about the people.

Other recorded senses●

Denise is also recorded in 5 other lexicons, as a different name or as an ordinary word. These are senses of the spelling, not of the name above.

• In English, Feminine form of Denis/Dennis; from Greek Dionysos, god of wine/drama.

  as a name·Baby names, 25,350 baby names nicknames for your family, friends pets, including the top 100 names, 2,000 most popular…

• In French, Female form of Denis, from Greek Dionysios.

  as a name·Le grand guide des prénoms (Enfant - Education)

• A feminine form of Denis, originally from France, but presumably imported into Ireland from England in modern times. The name is now well established in Ireland.

  as a name·Irish first names

• Feminine form of Denis. See also $Dionysia. Delores ° Variant of Dolores, quite common in the United States. Variant: Deloris.

  as a name·A concise dictionary of first names

• In English, A female given name from French, Latin, or Ancient Greek.

  as a word·kaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)

Ordered by how much of this spelling's record each language holds, so a sense from a language the name is barely used in sits last rather than first.

Over time●

US SSA — National Baby Names (1880–present) — 128 years between 1882–2025. One register's own figures, never a sum across registers: two registers counting the same people would double them.

Notable people with this name●

• Ève Curieb. 1904FRnot in their usual namewriter, journalist and pianist, younger daughter of Marie and Pierre Curie (1904–2007)
• Denise Crosbyb. 1957USAmerican actress
• Pamela Andersonb. 1967CAnot in their usual nameCanadian actress and model (born 1967)
• Niecy Nashb. 1970USnot in their usual nameAmerican actress
• Denise Richardsb. 1971USAmerican actress
• Karen Denise Aubertb. 1978USAmerican actress
• Maggie Qb. 1979USnot in their usual nameAmerican actress
• Denise Quiñonesb. 1980USPuerto Rican actor-model
• Monicab. 1980USnot in their usual nameAmerican singer and rapper (born 1980)
• Megan Foxb. 1986USnot in their usual nameAmerican actress and model (born 1986)

The ten people covered by the most Wikipedia language editions — a proxy for cross-cultural notability, which favours historical and Western figures over equally prominent contemporary ones — shown by birth year. Source: Wikidata (CC0).

Evidence●

Register rows as of the 2026-09-12 data build · 1,402 rows in the corpus for this spelling.

Frequently asked questions

How common is the name Denise?

We estimate roughly 809 thousand people bear Denise (counting its spellings and scripts) across 12 countries in our records.

In which country does Denise have the most bearers?

Denise is most frequently recorded in the United Kingdom, where it is most often spelled denise.

Where is Denise most common?

Measured as a share of residents rather than as a count, Denise is densest in the Czechia — about 1 in 203 people — even though United Kingdom holds more of our records for it.

How common is Denise compared with other names?

In the United Kingdom, Denise is the 102nd most common given name of 369,273 given names recorded there.

Is Denise a male or female name?

Denise is a female name in our records. Opposite-gender entries fall within the cross-gender noise we measure in the source data, so we don't report them as usage.

What does the name Denise mean?

Recorded meaning: Feminine form of Denis; from France, imported via England, now well established in Ireland.