Denisa
Denisa is a feminine given name, equivalent to English Denise, used in various European languages, particularly in Albanian, Croatian, Czech, Romanian, Slovak and Slovenian.
Meaning & Origin of Denisa
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Denisa is a feminine given name, equivalent to English Denise, used in various European languages, particularly in Albanian, Croatian, Czech, Romanian, Slovak and Slovenian.
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The Story of Denisa
Denisa first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1952, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1964, when 37 Denisas were born — ranking #1,947 that year. As of 2026, Denisa ranks #15,243 for baby girls with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 994 Denisas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1950s through the 2020s.
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About the name Denisa
Denisa is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1952 and has accumulated 994 births in the dataset. Denisa's peak popularity came in 1964 when it ranked #1,947. Use the chart and map above to compare Denisa's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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