girl's name

Denessa

  • Gender Girl
  • Letters 7
  • Births on record 151

Denessa is a girl's name. In 2011 it was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

  • Peaked in 1988, when 10 babies were given the name.
  • It has largely dropped out of use.
  • First appears in US birth records in 1966.

Denessa over time

Births per decade in the United States, 1960s to 2010s. The striped bar is the 2010s, still in progress — it covers 2010 to 2011, not a full ten years.

56
'60 '70 '80 '90 '00 '10
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Births named Denessa by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1960s 8
1970s 56
1980s 38
1990s 32
2000s 12
2010s (to 2011) 5

How popular is Denessa?

In 2011, Denessa was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.

Names that peaked alongside Denessa

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

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Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Denessa over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Denessa

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Denessa — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Denessa

How popular is the name Denessa?

In 2011, Denessa was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Is Denessa a girl's or a boy's name?

Denessa is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.

When was Denessa most popular?

Denessa peaked in 1988, when 10 babies were given the name. It has largely dropped out of use.