Denice
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- deh-NEES
- Origin
- Greek
Denice is a girls' name of Greek origin, meaning “of Dionysus”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Denice mean?
Greek: spelling of Denise, the French feminine of Denis
“of Dionysus”
Denis comes from Dionysius, a name derived from Dionysus, the Greek god of wine.
Is Denice a girl's or a boy's name?
Denice is a girls' name.
How popular is Denice in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1957, with 450 girls. It first appears in the records in 1921.
Half of all the girls named Denice in the US since 1880 were born between 1956 and 1972, the years shaded on the chart below.
Denice in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 6 | #13,472 |
| 2023 | 8 | #11,164 |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 6 | #13,459 |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 7 | #12,459 |
| 2017 | 6 | #14,120 |
| 2016 | 9 | #10,855 |
| 2015 | 9 | #10,861 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 8 | #11,964 |
| 2012 | 5 | #16,863 |
| 2011 | 13 | #8,610 |
| 2010 | 21 | #6,180 |
| 2009 | 25 | #5,535 |
| 2008 | 21 | #6,347 |
| 2007 | 25 | #5,523 |
| 2006 | 30 | #4,684 |
| 2005 | 33 | #4,191 |
| 2004 | 25 | #5,058 |
| 2003 | 38 | #3,651 |
| 2002 | 43 | #3,237 |
| 2001 | 48 | #2,959 |
| 2000 | 44 | #3,117 |
| 1999 | 42 | #3,096 |
| 1998 | 44 | #2,926 |
| 1997 | 33 | #3,445 |
| 1996 | 59 | #2,250 |
| 1995 | 35 | #3,215 |
| 1994 | 52 | #2,427 |
| 1993 | 46 | #2,634 |
| 1992 | 63 | #2,123 |
| 1991 | 70 | #1,973 |
| 1990 | 57 | #2,229 |
| 1989 | 78 | #1,729 |
| 1988 | 52 | #2,182 |
| 1987 | 88 | #1,469 |
| 1986 | 74 | #1,601 |
| 1985 | 75 | #1,587 |
| 1984 | 71 | #1,583 |
| 1983 | 88 | #1,358 |
| 1982 | 75 | #1,566 |
| 1981 | 90 | #1,368 |
| 1980 | 82 | #1,474 |
| 1979 | 85 | #1,431 |
| 1978 | 104 | #1,202 |
| 1977 | 120 | #1,079 |
| 1976 | 81 | #1,330 |
| 1975 | 128 | #971 |
| 1974 | 178 | #775 |
| 1973 | 204 | #712 |
| 1972 | 207 | #700 |
| 1971 | 238 | #664 |
| 1970 | 257 | #639 |
| 1969 | 307 | #564 |
| 1968 | 282 | #569 |
| 1967 | 282 | #561 |
| 1966 | 265 | #578 |
| 1965 | 263 | #588 |
| 1964 | 355 | #520 |
| 1963 | 326 | #535 |
| 1962 | 315 | #552 |
| 1961 | 335 | #535 |
| 1960 | 375 | #499 |
| 1959 | 372 | #505 |
| 1958 | 441 | #452 |
| 1957 | 450 | #443 |
| 1956 | 422 | #446 |
| 1955 | 415 | #440 |
| 1954 | 442 | #410 |
| 1953 | 363 | #452 |
| 1952 | 363 | #451 |
| 1951 | 247 | #530 |
| 1950 | 145 | #709 |
| 1949 | 86 | #962 |
| 1948 | 83 | #954 |
| 1947 | 76 | #1,011 |
| 1946 | 54 | #1,164 |
| 1945 | 31 | #1,449 |
| 1944 | 29 | #1,518 |
| 1943 | 31 | #1,491 |
| 1942 | 24 | #1,705 |
| 1941 | 19 | #1,882 |
| 1940 | 13 | #2,296 |
| 1939 | 9 | #2,920 |
| 1938 | 18 | #1,873 |
| 1937 | 17 | #1,914 |
| 1936 | 6 | #3,699 |
| 1935 | 11 | #2,573 |
| 1934 | 9 | #2,922 |
| 1933 | 5 | #4,216 |
| 1932 | 6 | #3,899 |
| 1931 | 6 | #3,846 |
| 1930 | 6 | #4,045 |
| 1929 | 9 | #3,135 |
| 1928 | 5 | #4,723 |
| 1927 | 6 | #4,284 |
| 1926 | 6 | #4,304 |
| 1925 | 7 | #4,027 |
| 1924 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 6 | #4,462 |
Nicknames for Denice
Names like Denice
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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Sources
Figures from Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Denice: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/denice, updated 20 October 2026.