Denessa

DEH-neh-suh /ˈdɛnɛsə/
girl 3 syllables fading

Denessa is a very rare variant of Denisse that was most common in the 1980s and has all but disappeared.

Denessa is a girl name. It last appears in U.S. records in 2011. Denessa was first reported in SSA data in 1966 and peaked in 1988 (10 births).

About the name Denessa

PronunciationDEH-neh-suh /ˈdɛnɛsə/
10peak births 1988
1966first in SSA data

Names similar to Denessa

How popular is Denessa?

Girls named Denessa
1966197019801990200020102011
Girls named Denessa per year hover for count and girls rank Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 1966–2011 U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–2011) SSA publishes a name only in years it was given to at least 5 babies, so a name may have been in use before — or between — the years shown here

Denessa total popularity by year

YearU.S. birthsU.S. + territoriesRank
201155#17,478
200655#17,853
200377#12,754
199855#14,761
19969—#8,997
19955—#14,017
19915—#13,716
19908—#9,491
198810—#7,263
19876—#10,170
19856—#9,607
19846—#9,428
19835—#10,678
19815—#10,815
19799—#6,836
19776—#8,718
19768—#6,767
19756—#8,235
19747—#7,072
19737—#6,829
19716—#7,611
19707—#6,507
19668—#4,970