girl's name

Denice

duh-NEES (English)

  • Gender Girl
  • Syllables 2
  • Letters 6
  • Births on record 10,683

Denice is a girl's name with 2 syllables. In 2024 it was given to 6 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published figures for the United States.

  • Peaked in 1957, when 450 babies were given the name.
  • It has been falling over the past decade.
  • First appears in US birth records in 1921.
  • 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 2.

Denice Over Time

Births per decade in the United States, 1920s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, which so far covers 2020 to 2025.

3,660
'20 '30 '40 '50 '60 '70 '80 '90 '00 '10 '20
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Births named Denice by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1920s 39
1930s 93
1940s 446
1950s 3,660
1960s 3,105
1970s 1,602
1980s 773
1990s 501
2000s 332
2010s 78
2020s (to 2025) 20

How Popular Is Denice?

In 2024, Denice was given to 6 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published figures for the United States.

Where Denice Is Used

Scotland #522 5 in 1992
Ireland #574 3 in 1978
England & Wales #3,707 4 in 2001
France #4,274 5 in 2003
United States #14,328 6 in 2024

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.

Names That Peaked Alongside Denice

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents Who Like Denice Also Like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Denice over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

How to Say Denice

  • English duh-NEES

Sibling Names for Denice

Names from the same era that do not rhyme or share an initial with Denice — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common Questions About Denice

How popular is the name Denice?

In 2024, Denice was given to 6 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published figures for the United States.

Is Denice a girl's or a boy's name?

Denice is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.

How many syllables are in Denice?

Denice has 2 syllables.

When was Denice most popular?

Denice peaked in 1957, when 450 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.