Is Denyse a boy or girl name?

Denyse is a girl’s name. Of the 1,329 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

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Denyse

Recorded 1927–2017 · United States

Denyse was most popular in 1956, when 43 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,657 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,329 people named Denyse.

Denyse over time

Births per year. The dot marks Denyse’s peak in 1956. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Denyse a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Denyse is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 1,329 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 100% girls and 0% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Denyse

Where Denyse is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org