Holding steady.
Popularity of Danise since 1944
Babies named Danise per year in U.S. Social Security records. Raw births topped out in 1958, but relative to how few babies were recorded back then, Danise's real moment was 1966.
Data table (by decade)
| Decade | Girls |
|---|---|
| 1940s | 65 |
| 1950s | 239 |
| 1960s | 250 |
| 1970s | 130 |
| 1980s | 88 |
| 1990s | 52 |
| 2000s | 32 |
| 2010s | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 |
Meaning & origin
Danise is a modern English respelling of Denise, which itself derives from the Greek name Dionysia. It was first recorded in the United States in 1944, but never achieved widespread usage. The name reached its peak in 1966, though it never entered the top 1000. Its trajectory has been stable, with very few babies receiving the name in recent years. Top states for the name are not available due to its rarity. Danise fits a mid-20th-century pattern of creative -ise and -ice endings for girls, similar to Alisa or Janice.
Danise is a modern English variant of Denise, which comes from the French form of Dionysia, the feminine version of the Greek name Dionysius. The name is ultimately linked to Dionysus, the Greek god of wine. Danise emerged in the United States in the mid-20th century as part of a trend of respelling classic names with creative variations.
Nicknames & variants
Nicknames: Dani, Nise
Sibling names for Danise
Names that share Danise's style, for a brother or sister.
