Girls' name · since 1921
Denice
Denice has 10,649 recorded births since 1921 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1957 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #1,596 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 10,649
- born since 1921
- 1950s
- peak decade
10,649 girls have been named Denice since 1921, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Denice recorded 10,649 times among girls since 1921, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1950s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1921 to 2024.
- #1,596 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 10,649 born since 1921
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Denice ranks #1,596 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 10,649 born since 1921, peaking in the 1950s.
- #1,596 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 10,649
- born since 1921
- 1950s
- peak decade
Denice's 10,649 recorded births place it above 97.79% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
39 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
Denice's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Denice splits its recorded history at 1972: 26% of all births land in the more recent half, 74% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1928 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1957 peak of 450 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Denice popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1921–2024
- Peak year (1957)
- 450
- Annual births at peak, across 104 years of records
Denice by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (3,660 births, 34% of the file).
1950s was Denice's strongest decade.
3,660 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 34% of all-time use.
Denice births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s 39
1920s
39 births
- 1930s 93
1930s
93 births
- 1940s 446
1940s
446 births
- 1950s
1950s
3,660 births
- 1960s
1960s
3,105 births
- 1970s
1970s
1,602 births
- 1980s 773
1980s
773 births
- 1990s 501
1990s
501 births
- 2000s 332
2000s
332 births
- 2010s 78
2010s
78 births
- 2020s 20
2020s
20 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 3,660 births (34% of all-time use).
How Denice compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Denice's total volume
Denice by state
Where Denice concentrates geographically, total births since 1921
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 1,733 | 16.3% |
| #2 | New York | | 625 | 5.9% |
| #3 | Texas | | 589 | 5.5% |
| #4 | Michigan | | 539 | 5.1% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 530 | 5.0% |
| #6 | Pennsylvania | | 411 | 3.9% |
| #7 | Ohio | | 409 | 3.8% |
| #8 | Missouri | | 270 | 2.5% |
1,733 of 10,649 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 39 reporting states.
Denice appears in 39 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Denice's data
- Denice's decade-level peak was the 1950s (3,660 total births); usage has since declined to 20 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Denices (1,733 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Denice: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1957)
Similar record span (~103 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1921–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Denice draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.