Recorded 1939–2005 Girls' name Peak 1954 335 births

Denyce — girls' name

335 babies named Denyce in U.S. Social Security records since 1939, with the highest year being 1954. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1930s51940s301950s1171960s781970s401980s71990s262000s32
1950s
Peak decade

35% of everyone ever named Denyce was born in this single decade.

1954
Single peak year

24 babies were named Denyce in 1954 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Denyce

The Social Security Administration has registered 335 babies named Denyce between 1939 and 2005, spanning 67 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Denyce currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2005. The name reached its historical peak in 1954, when 24 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Denyce performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 117 births during that ten-year window. Across the 8 decades of recorded activity, Denyce shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Denyce in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Denyce 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 335 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.

Denyce at a glance

Last recorded 2005

Total births

335

Since 1939

67 years of records

Peak year

1954

24 births that year

Strongest decade: 1950s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2005

Active since

1939

Recorded for 67 years

Last year on file: 2005

Denyce popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2005–1939

Last recorded 2005
Peak year (1954)
24
Annual births at peak — across 67 years of records
0510152025 200519981976196819621957195219471939 5

Denyce by decade

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

Peak: 1950s
Peak decade
1950s
117 births that decade — 35% of Denyce's all-time total
1930s51940s301950s1171960s781970s401980s71990s262000s32

Denyce by state

Where Denyce concentrates geographically — total births since 1939

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Denyce
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
5 1.5%
California share of Denyce's total US births 1.5%

5 of 335 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Denyce?
335 babies have been named Denyce since 1939. It was last recorded in 2005. The peak year was 1954 with 24 births.
When was Denyce most popular?
Denyce was most popular in the 1950s decade with 117 total births. The single peak year was 1954.
Where is Denyce most popular?
The top states for the name Denyce are California (5 births).
How long has the name Denyce been used?
Denyce has been recorded in Social Security data since 1939, spanning 67 years of data through 2005.
What names are similar to Denyce?
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, 1939–2005 (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.