Girls' name · since 1942
Dennice
Since 1942, U.S. Social Security records show 299 babies named Dennice, peaking in 1956. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #15,926 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 299
- born since 1942
- 1950s
- peak decade
Dennice is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 299 have been recorded since 1942.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dennice has been recorded 299 times among girls since 1942, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1950s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1942 to 2004.
- #15,926 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 299 born since 1942
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dennice ranks #15,926 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 299 born since 1942, peaking in the 1950s.
- #15,926 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 299
- born since 1942
- 1950s
- peak decade
Dennice's 299 recorded births place it above 77.95% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
Dennice's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Dennice splits its recorded history at 1962: 46% of all births land in the more recent half, 54% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1942 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1956 peak of 20 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Dennice popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1942–2004
- Peak year (1956)
- 20
- Annual births at peak, across 63 years of records
Dennice by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (107 births, 36% of the file).
1950s was Dennice's strongest decade.
107 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 36% of all-time use.
Dennice births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 36
1940s
36 births
- 1950s
1950s
107 births
- 1960s
1960s
81 births
- 1970s 21
1970s
21 births
- 1980s 21
1980s
21 births
- 1990s 20
1990s
20 births
- 2000s 13
2000s
13 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 107 births (36% of all-time use).
Dennice by state
Where Dennice concentrates geographically, total births since 1942
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 23 | 7.7% |
23 of 299 births nationwide.
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What to do with Dennice's data
- Dennice's decade-level peak was the 1950s (107 total births); usage has since declined to 13 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Dennices (23 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Dennice: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1956)
Similar record span (~62 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, 1942–2004 (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 Dennice 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.