Given name
Dennise
“follower of Dionysus”
Dennise is a variant of Denise. In French use, Denise carries the interpretation “follower of Dionysus.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Dennise 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 1935. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Dennise through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 3,571
- 83 boys · 3,488 girls
- Most popular year
- 2001
- 78 babies
- 2025
- 7
- #12,230 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +21%
- Rising
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 7 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 12,230 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 20.7% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 78 in 2001. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 3,483 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.
Dennise’s family of names
Dennise has a related form in Denise. In English usage, Dennise has a conventional equivalent in the German form Denise.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
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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