Given name
Dennette
“follower of Dionysus”
Dennette is a variant of Denise. In French use, Denise carries the interpretation “follower of Dionysus.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Dennette 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 1957. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Dennette through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 209
- 0 boys · 209 girls
- Most popular year
- 1966
- 23 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 1987. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 23 in 1966. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 240 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.
Dennette’s family of names
Dennette has a related form in Denise.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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