Recorded 1967–2007 Girls' name Peak 1981 194 births

Denica — girls' name

194 babies named Denica in U.S. Social Security records since 1967, with the highest year being 1981. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s51970s601980s731990s452000s11

The verdict

194 girls have been named Denica since 1967, peaking in the 1980s, last recorded in 2007.

194
total births
1967–2007
years on record
1980s
peak decade
38%
born in that decade
1980s
Peak decade

38% of everyone ever named Denica was born in this single decade.

1981
Single peak year

13 babies were named Denica in 1981 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Denica

The Social Security Administration has registered 194 babies named Denica between 1967 and 2007, spanning 41 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Denica currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2007. The name reached its historical peak in 1981, when 13 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Denica performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 73 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Denica shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Denica 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 194 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.

Denica at a glance

Last recorded 2007

Total births

194

Since 1967

41 years of records

Peak year

1981

13 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2007

Active since

1967

Recorded for 41 years

Last year on file: 2007

Denica popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2007–1967

Last recorded 2007
Peak year (1981)
13
Annual births at peak — across 41 years of records
468101214 20071994199019851981197719721967 5

Denica by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
73 births that decade — 38% of Denica's all-time total
1960s51970s601980s731990s452000s11

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Denica?
194 babies have been named Denica since 1967. It was last recorded in 2007. The peak year was 1981 with 13 births.
When was Denica most popular?
Denica was most popular in the 1980s decade with 73 total births. The single peak year was 1981.
How long has the name Denica been used?
Denica has been recorded in Social Security data since 1967, spanning 41 years of data through 2007.
What names are similar to Denica?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Denise, Dena, Denice, Denisse, 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, 1967–2007 (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.