Recorded 1973–1996 Girls' name Peak 1988 26 births

Daniece — girls' name

26 babies named Daniece in U.S. Social Security records since 1973, with the highest year being 1988. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s51980s151990s6
1980s
Peak decade

58% of everyone ever named Daniece was born in this single decade.

1988
Single peak year

10 babies were named Daniece in 1988 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Daniece

The Social Security Administration has registered 26 babies named Daniece between 1973 and 1996, spanning 24 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Daniece currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1996. The name reached its historical peak in 1988, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Daniece performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 15 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Daniece shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Daniece 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 26 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.

Daniece at a glance

Last recorded 1996

Total births

26

Since 1973

24 years of records

Peak year

1988

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1996

Active since

1973

Recorded for 24 years

Last year on file: 1996

Daniece popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1996–1973

Last recorded 1996
Peak year (1988)
10
Annual births at peak — across 24 years of records
4681012 1996198919881973 5

Daniece by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
15 births that decade — 58% of Daniece's all-time total
1970s51980s151990s6

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Daniece?
26 babies have been named Daniece since 1973. It was last recorded in 1996. The peak year was 1988 with 10 births.
When was Daniece most popular?
Daniece was most popular in the 1980s decade with 15 total births. The single peak year was 1988.
How long has the name Daniece been used?
Daniece has been recorded in Social Security data since 1973, spanning 24 years of data through 1996.
What names are similar to Daniece?
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.

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, 1973–1996 (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.