How Many People Are Named Denice?
An estimated 8,430 people in the United States have the first name Denice. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 58 years old, and Denice peaked in popularity in 1957 with 450 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Denice as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Denice paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
8,430
About 1 in 40,659 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
58
years old
Peak Year
1957
450 births
Total Registered
10,649
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Denice
Denice is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 10,649 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Denice as a female name
Ranked #13,874 in 2024
6 female births in 2024
Peak: 1957 (450 births)
Denice: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Denice span from the 1920s to the 2020s, covering 11 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1950s, when 3,660 babies were registered. Denice has declined significantly from its peak in the 1950s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Denice by Decade
How has Denice tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Denice by State
Birth registrations for Denice span all 39 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, New York, Texas. The lowest are in Montana, South Carolina, North Dakota. On average, about 200 Denices were registered per state.
Denice + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Denice as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Denice
Other first names starting with D with a similar number of bearers.
Denice: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Denice?
We estimate approximately 8,430 people named Denice are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 40,659 Americans share this first name.
Is Denice a common name?
Denice is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 97.5% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 10,649 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Denice most popular?
Denice reached peak popularity in 1957, when 450 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Denice is approximately 58 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Denice a female name?
Denice is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Denice Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Denice Smith, Denice Johnson, Denice Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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