The first name Denisa
A girl’s name.
3 syllables Female
Meaning and origin
A variant of Denise. By surface analysis, Denis + -a.
From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
In 2025, 9 girls were named Denisa, making it the 2,788th most popular girls’ name. It peaked in 2016, with 29 births (#1,172).
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Denisa with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Denisa at birth, 1880–2025
In 2024, 5 girls born in the United States were named Denisa, the 15,890th most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 1964, when 37 were.
US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.
Famous people named Denisa
5 on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Denisa ŠátralováCzech female tennis player, born 1993
- Denisa RosolováCzech athlete, born 1986
- Denisa ChládkováCzech female tennis player, born 1979
- Denisa DvořákováCzech model, born 1989
- Nikola BabićAssociation football player (1905-1974)
Questions
- What does the name Denisa mean?
- A variant of Denise. By surface analysis, Denis + -a.
- How popular is the name Denisa?
- In 2025, 9 girls born in England and Wales were named Denisa, ranking 2,788th. Its peak was 2016, with 29 births.
- Is Denisa a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a girl's name: 100% of the 994 US babies named Denisa since 1880 were girls.
- When was Denisa most popular?
- 1964 in the United States, when 37 babies were named Denisa, its highest rank at 1,956th.