girl's name

Denisa

  • Origin Czech
  • Gender Girl
  • Letters 6
  • Popularity Uncommon
  • Births on record 1,847

Ireland

#774

2018 births

Denisa is a girl's name. In 2024 it was given to 5 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.

  • Denisa is a name of Czech origin.
  • Peaked in 1964, when 37 babies were given the name.
  • Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
  • First appears in US birth records in 1952.

Denisa over time

Births per decade in the United States, 1950s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2024, not a full ten years.

270
'50 '60 '70 '80 '90 '00 '10 '20
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Births named Denisa by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1950s 128
1960s 270
1970s 199
1980s 121
1990s 114
2000s 117
2010s 35
2020s (to 2024) 10

How popular is Denisa?

In 2024, Denisa was given to 5 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.

Where Denisa is used

Ireland #774 4 in 2018
England & Wales #2,844 9 in 2025
Canada #3,553 5 in 2023
France #5,782 5 in 2025
United States #15,628 5 in 2024

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

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 Denisa

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

Parents who like Denisa also like

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

Sibling names for Denisa

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

Common questions about Denisa

How popular is the name Denisa?

In 2024, Denisa was given to 5 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.

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

Denisa is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.

When was Denisa most popular?

Denisa peaked in 1964, when 37 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.

Is Denisa a good name?

That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Denisa currently ranks #2,844 in the United States. Its usage has held steady over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.