Given name & surname
Denyse
“follower of Dionysus”
In English use, Denyse has a related form in Denise. In French use, Denise carries the interpretation “follower of Dionysus.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
In English use, Denyse has a related form in Denise. In French use, Denise carries the interpretation “follower of Dionysus.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Denyse is a form of Denise. Denise comes from French, and ultimately from Latin.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1927. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Denyse through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,329
- 0 boys · 1,329 girls
- Most popular year
- 1956
- 43 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 7 in 2017. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 43 in 1956. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,625 as a first name in 2020; 101 as a surname in 2010.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Denyse’s family of names
In English usage, Denyse has a related form in Denise. In English usage, Denyse has a conventional equivalent in the German form Denise.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
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.
Across languages 5
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Denyse
- Denyse TontzAmerican actressborn 1994
- Denyse ClairouinFrench translator (1900-1945)
- Denyse Julienbadminton playerborn 1960
- Denyse ThomasosTrinidadian-Canadian painter (1964–2012)
- Denyse GadboisCanadian painter (1921–2013)
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
Similar names
If you love Denyse, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
Debbie
“bee”
>99% girls
Delphine
“woman from Delphi; resembling a dolphin”
>99% girls
Cerise
“resembling the cherry”
>99% girls
Debra
“bee”
>99% girls
Rennie
“one who has been reborn” · “one who is helpful; generous”
14% boys · 86% girls
Patrice
“of noble descent” · “patrician”
19% boys · 81% girls
Diane
Diane is used as a given name and a surname. Diane is connected with Diana.
>99% girls
Darleen
“ouf little darling”
>99% girls