Given name
Denese
“follower of Dionysus”
Denese is a variant of Denise. In French use, Denise carries the interpretation “follower of Dionysus.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Denese is a variant of Denise. In French use, Denise carries the interpretation “follower of Dionysus.”
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1928. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Denese through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,588
- 0 boys · 1,588 girls
- Most popular year
- 1954
- 98 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 2006. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 98 in 1954. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,741 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Denese’s family of names
Denese has a related form in Denise. In English usage, Denese has a conventional equivalent in the German form Denise.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
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