Given name & surname
Danise
“God is my judge”
Danise is a variant of Danielle. In Hebrew use, Danielle carries the interpretation “God is my judge.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Danise is a variant of Danielle. In Hebrew use, Danielle carries the interpretation “God is my judge.”
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1944. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Danise through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 866
- 0 boys · 866 girls
- Most popular year
- 1958
- 31 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 5 in 2013. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 870 as a first name in 2020; 122 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Danise’s family of names
Danise has a related form in Danielle.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
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