Denesha
Last seen for girls in 2008 at #13,832
- Peak · girls
- 1994 · 83 births
- Debut · girls
- 5 births
- In top 100 · girls
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 907since 1970
Denesha over time
Rank among girls' names. Denesha has never cracked the top 1,000 here.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
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| 2008 | #13,832 | 7 |
| 2007 | #15,491 | 6 |
| 2006 | #15,152 | 6 |
| 2005 | #14,502 | 6 |
| 2004 | #11,624 | 8 |
| 2003 | #10,425 | 9 |
| 2002 | #5,254 | 22 |
| 2001 | #7,724 | 13 |
| 2000 | #6,208 | 17 |
| 1999 | #3,970 | 29 |
| 1998 | #3,426 | 35 |
| 1997 | #3,897 | 28 |
| 1996 | #3,028 | 39 |
| 1995 | #2,932 | 40 |
| 1994 | #1,757 | 83 |
| 1993 | #2,267 | 57 |
| 1992 | #3,144 | 36 |
| 1991 | #2,935 | 39 |
| 1990 | #2,737 | 42 |
| 1989 | #4,121 | 23 |
| 1988 | #2,867 | 36 |
| 1987 | #2,657 | 37 |
| 1986 | #3,277 | 27 |
| 1985 | #3,328 | 26 |
| 1984 | #3,874 | 20 |
| 1983 | #3,242 | 25 |
| 1982 | #2,901 | 31 |
| 1981 | #2,986 | 29 |
| 1980 | #3,318 | 25 |
| 1979 | #3,236 | 25 |
| 1978 | #4,079 | 17 |
| 1977 | #4,652 | 14 |
| 1976 | #3,963 | 16 |
| 1975 | #6,484 | 8 |
| 1974 | #6,900 | 7 |
| 1973 | #5,580 | 9 |
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| 1971 | #8,324 | 5 |
| 1970 | #7,995 | 5 |
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The first year at least five girls were named Denesha! It came in at #7,995, and was given to 5 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1970–1972, when fewer than 6 girls a year got the name.
Where Denesha is popular in 1994
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- South Carolina#381 · 1 in 2,369
- Tennessee#556 · 1 in 4,174
- Georgia#992 · 1 in 8,151
- Ohio#1,006 · 1 in 10,779
- Texas#1,380 · 1 in 13,598
Best ever in a state: #381 in South Carolina, 1994.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
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| South Carolina | #381 | 7 | 1 in 2,369 |
| Tennessee | #556 | 7 | 1 in 4,174 |
| Georgia | #992 | 5 | 1 in 8,151 |
| Ohio | #1,006 | 6 | 1 in 10,779 |
| Texas | #1,380 | 10 | 1 in 13,598 |
| Florida | #1,458 | 5 | 1 in 14,904 |
| Illinois | #1,468 | 5 | 1 in 14,847 |
| New York | #1,765 | 6 | 1 in 18,537 |
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Denesha
- Not published in 2025; last seen 2008
- Debuted 1970
- Peaked 1994 at #1,757 (83 births)
- Births halved by 1995, 1 yr later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: never
- Highest: 1 in 21,515 girls born in 1994 were named Denesha (0.00%)
- Latest: 1 in 270,134 girls born in 2008 (0.00%)
- 47.2% of all girls named Denesha (428) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 106 | #3,236 (1979) | #5,690 |
| 1980s | 279 | #2,657 (1987) | #3,257 |
| 1990s | 428 | #1,757 (1994) | #3,009 |
| 2000s | 94 | #5,254 (2002) | #11,135 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Denesha in 1994
Top girls' names in 1994
More about 1994
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1,785,753 girls got a published name in 1994; 1 in 21,515 of them was named Denesha, which outranked 88.9% of the 15,759 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 12.5% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #1,744Tamar84
- #1,744Teagan84
- #1,744Willow84
- #1,757Denesha83
- #1,757Dahlia83
- #1,757Dakotah83
- #1,757Danna83
- #1,770Alannah82
- #1,770Andie82
- #1,770Elexus82
Tied with 12 names at #1,757; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.