Recorded 1942–2004 Girls' name Peak 1956 299 births

Dennice — girls' name

299 babies named Dennice in U.S. Social Security records since 1942, with the highest year being 1956. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1940s361950s1071960s811970s211980s211990s202000s13
1950s
Peak decade

36% of everyone ever named Dennice was born in this single decade.

1956
Single peak year

20 babies were named Dennice in 1956 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Dennice

The Social Security Administration has registered 299 babies named Dennice between 1942 and 2004, spanning 63 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Dennice currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2004. The name reached its historical peak in 1956, when 20 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Dennice performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 107 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Dennice shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 23 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Dennice in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Dennice 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 299 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.

Dennice at a glance

Last recorded 2004

Total births

299

Since 1942

63 years of records

Peak year

1956

20 births that year

Strongest decade: 1950s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2004

Active since

1942

Recorded for 63 years

Last year on file: 2004

Dennice popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2004–1942

Last recorded 2004
Peak year (1956)
20
Annual births at peak — across 63 years of records
0510152025 20041987197319641959195419491942 5

Dennice by decade

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

Peak: 1950s
Peak decade
1950s
107 births that decade — 36% of Dennice's all-time total
1940s361950s1071960s811970s211980s211990s202000s13

Dennice by state

Where Dennice concentrates geographically — total births since 1942

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Dennice
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
23 7.7%
California share of Dennice's total US births 7.7%

23 of 299 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Dennice?
299 babies have been named Dennice since 1942. It was last recorded in 2004. The peak year was 1956 with 20 births.
When was Dennice most popular?
Dennice was most popular in the 1950s decade with 107 total births. The single peak year was 1956.
Where is Dennice most popular?
The top states for the name Dennice are California (23 births).
How long has the name Dennice been used?
Dennice has been recorded in Social Security data since 1942, spanning 63 years of data through 2004.
What names are similar to Dennice?
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, 1942–2004 (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.