Recorded 1935–2002 Girls' name Peak 1954 695 births

Danice — girls' name

695 babies named Danice in U.S. Social Security records since 1935, with the highest year being 1954. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1930s551940s821950s1811960s1551970s841980s661990s602000s12
1950s
Peak decade

26% of everyone ever named Danice was born in this single decade.

1954
Single peak year

27 babies were named Danice in 1954 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Danice

The Social Security Administration has registered 695 babies named Danice between 1935 and 2002, spanning 68 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Danice currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2002. The name reached its historical peak in 1954, when 27 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Danice performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 181 births during that ten-year window. Across the 8 decades of recorded activity, Danice shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 10 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California. In total, SSA state-level files list Danice in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Danice in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 695 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Danice at a glance

Last recorded 2002

Total births

695

Since 1935

68 years of records

Peak year

1954

27 births that year

Strongest decade: 1950s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2002

Active since

1935

Recorded for 68 years

Last year on file: 2002

Danice popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2002–1935

Last recorded 2002
Peak year (1954)
27
Annual births at peak — across 68 years of records
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Danice by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1950s
Peak decade
1950s
181 births that decade — 26% of Danice's all-time total
1930s551940s821950s1811960s1551970s841980s661990s602000s12

Danice by state

Where Danice concentrates geographically — total births since 1935

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Danice
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
10 1.4%
#2 California
6 0.9%
Texas share of Danice's total US births 1.4%
Even split

10 of 695 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Danice?
695 babies have been named Danice since 1935. It was last recorded in 2002. The peak year was 1954 with 27 births.
When was Danice most popular?
Danice was most popular in the 1950s decade with 181 total births. The single peak year was 1954.
Where is Danice most popular?
The top states for the name Danice are Texas (10 births), California (6 births).
How long has the name Danice been used?
Danice has been recorded in Social Security data since 1935, spanning 68 years of data through 2002.
What names are similar to Danice?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Danielle, Dana, Daniela, Daniella, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1935–2002 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.