Denise
Denise is a female given name: 99% of people named Denise are women, and it is recorded as female in 12 of the 12 countries covered.
- Verdict
- Female
- Male / female split
- 1% male / 99% female
- Confidence
- High (64 or more weighted country observations)
- Most common in
- United States, Belgium, France
- US births since 1880
- 1,363 male / 371,952 female
- Data
- nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
- Updated
- 2026-09-11
How to address Denise
When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Denise," in English, "Guten Tag Denise," in German. Denise is a female given name: about 99% of people named Denise are women. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.
Ready-made greetings in six languages
English
Dear Denise,
German
Guten Tag Denise,
French
Bonjour Denise,
Spanish
Estimado/a Denise:
Chinese
Denise您好：
Japanese
Denise様
English
Hi Denise,
German
Hi Denise,
French
Salut Denise,
Spanish
Hola Denise,
Chinese
Denise你好：
Japanese
Deniseさん
This is a statistical estimate, not a statement about the gender, identity or correct form of address of any particular person.
Country breakdown
| Country | How common | Usually | Male share |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | very common | woman's name | 0% |
| Belgium | common | woman's name | 2% |
| France | common | woman's name | 2% |
| Ireland | common | woman's name | 2% |
| Luxembourg | common | woman's name | 2% |
| Switzerland | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Great Britain | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Germany | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Netherlands | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Austria | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Italy | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Malta | rare | woman's name | 2% |
United States birth data
1,363 male · 371,952 female · 373,315 births recorded
Since 1980: 1% male.
Frequently asked questions
Is Denise a male or female name?
Denise is a female given name: 99% of people named Denise are women, and it is recorded as female in 12 of the 12 countries covered.
How do I address Denise in an email?
When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Denise," in English, "Guten Tag Denise," in German. Denise is a female given name: about 99% of people named Denise are women. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.
Is Denise a unisex name?
Denise is not a unisex name: 1% of people named Denise are men. Denise leans strongly female overall.
Related names
Sources
Gender by country: nam_dict, the c't first-names dictionary by Joerg Michael, roughly 44,000 names across 55 countries, licensed GFDL. US frequencies: United States Social Security Administration baby-name data, public domain. Method: how we classify names. Full dataset: data & licences. Data built 2026-09-11.
DearWho, "Is Denise a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/denise (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.
BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_denise,
title = {Is Denise a male or female name?},
author = {{DearWho}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/denise},
note = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}