Denise
Meaning and origin
Wiktionary describes it as a female given name from French, Latin, or Ancient Greek. From French Denise, from Latin Dionȳsia (feminine form of Dionȳsius, a male name of Ancient Greek origin meaning “follower of Dionysus”). Dionysus is the mythological Greek god of wine responsible for growth of the vines and the originator of winemaking. Doublet of Dionysia.
Source: Wiktionary, English entry for Denise (CC BY-SA 4.0). This is the origin of the name in English; families in Sweden may have taken it from another language.
Popularity in Sweden
Among newborns, Denise has been fairly steady over the last few years. Its best year between 1998 and 2022 was 1998. The figures are for this exact spelling; other spellings of the name are counted on their own.
Years with fewer than two babies (fewer than ten before 2004) show as zero in the chart and as – in the table.
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| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 1998 | 65 |
| 1999 | 50 |
| 2000 | 42 |
| 2001 | 44 |
| 2002 | 37 |
| 2003 | 47 |
| 2004 | 49 |
| 2005 | 37 |
| 2006 | 27 |
| 2007 | 42 |
| 2008 | 25 |
| 2009 | 21 |
| 2010 | 22 |
| 2011 | 21 |
| 2012 | 28 |
| 2013 | 23 |
| 2014 | 22 |
| 2015 | 12 |
| 2016 | 7 |
| 2017 | 7 |
| 2018 | 10 |
| 2019 | 7 |
| 2020 | 11 |
| 2021 | 6 |
| 2022 | 7 |
Everyone registered in Sweden on 31 December with this as the first name they use.
Show the figures
| Year | Women and girls |
|---|---|
| 1999 | 1,484 |
| 2000 | 1,535 |
| 2001 | 1,591 |
| 2002 | 1,630 |
| 2003 | 1,677 |
| 2004 | 1,739 |
| 2005 | 1,774 |
| 2006 | 1,803 |
| 2007 | 1,857 |
| 2008 | 1,887 |
| 2009 | 1,914 |
| 2010 | 1,940 |
| 2011 | 1,961 |
| 2012 | 1,989 |
| 2013 | 2,027 |
| 2014 | 2,052 |
| 2015 | 2,066 |
| 2016 | 2,067 |
| 2017 | 2,077 |
| 2018 | 2,081 |
| 2019 | 2,094 |
| 2020 | 2,110 |
Denise in a sentence
- Hej! Jag heter Denise.Hi! My name is Denise.
- Denise ringde och sa att hon blir lite sen.Denise called and said she'll be a bit late.
- Jag ska fika med Denise i eftermiddag.I'm having coffee with Denise this afternoon.
- Denises mamma är lärare.Denise's mum is a teacher.
Swedish shows possession with a plain -s and no apostrophe: Denises mamma is Denise's mum.
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Questions about Denise
How do you pronounce Denise in Swedish?
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What does the name Denise mean?
Wiktionary describes it as a female given name from French, Latin, or Ancient Greek. From French Denise, from Latin Dionȳsia (feminine form of Dionȳsius, a male name of Ancient Greek origin meaning “follower of Dionysus”). Dionysus is the mythological Greek god of wine responsible for growth of the vines and the originator of winemaking. Doublet of Dionysia.
How popular is Denise in Sweden?
7 babies were named Denise in 2022. In 2020, 2,110 people in Sweden had Denise as the first name they go by. Among newborns the name has been fairly steady lately and peaked in 1998 in the years SCB covers (1998–2022).
Popularity figures: Statistics Sweden (SCB), name statistics (BE0001) from the Statistical Database, released as open data under CC0. Each spelling is counted as its own name, as SCB does. SCB's open name statistics end with babies named in 2022 and the population on 31 December 2020; SCB stopped producing name statistics in 2024 and now points to the Swedish Tax Agency (Skatteverket) for newer figures.
Origins, IPA and recordings: Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), via kaikki.org; recordings from Lingua Libre on Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA). Lingolib is not affiliated with SCB or Wiktionary. Sources last checked 7 October 2026.