Dennice
A feminine name of English origin meaning "woman from Denmark".
Name Census estimates that about 229 living Americans carry the first name Dennice. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Dennice today is around 59 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Dennice births was 1956 (20 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Dennice. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
People living today
229
~ 1 in 1,496,744 Americans
Peak year
1956
20 babies that year
Average age
59
years old
2004 SSA rank
#16,806
Tracked since 1942
Census
Dennice in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 354 people with the first name Dennice, which placed it at #26,327 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#26,327
National first-name rank
People counted
354
354 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.1
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
White
47.2% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Dennice
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Dennice is White at 47.2%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (31.6%) and Black (15.8%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Dennice described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Dennice at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White47.2% · 167
- Hispanic or Latino31.6% · 112
- Black or African American15.8% · 56
- Two or more races2.5% · 9
- Asian and Pacific Islander2.0% · 7
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.8% · 3
Popularity
Dennice: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Dennice from the 1940s through to the 2000s, spanning 7 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1950s, with 107 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 1950s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Dennice by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Dennice during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Dennices live
Origin
Meaning and history of Dennice
The name Dennice is derived from the Old English word "Denise," which means "follower of Dionysus" or "from Dionysus." Dionysus was the Greek god of wine, vegetation, pleasure, festivity, madness, and wild frenzy. The name gained popularity during the Middle Ages, particularly in France and England.
The earliest recorded use of the name Dennice dates back to the 12th century. One of the earliest known bearers of the name was Dennice of Auxerre, a French nun and mystic who lived from 1140 to 1213. She is known for her visions and her writings on the spiritual life.
Another notable figure with the name Dennice was Dennice of Cobham, an English noblewoman who lived in the 13th century. She was the wife of Henry de Cobham, 1st Baron Cobham, and played a role in the political affairs of the time.
In the 15th century, Dennice de la Pole was a prominent figure in England. She was the daughter of William de la Pole, 1st Duke of Suffolk, and Alice Chaucer, the granddaughter of the famous poet Geoffrey Chaucer. Dennice de la Pole was married to Thomas Stanley, 1st Earl of Derby, and was a key figure in the Wars of the Roses.
During the Renaissance, Dennice Rabelais was a French writer and humanist who lived from 1494 to 1553. She was the sister of the famous writer François Rabelais and was known for her own literary works and translations.
In the 17th century, Dennice de la Vallière was a French courtier and mistress of King Louis XIV. She was a prominent figure at the court of Versailles and played an influential role in the cultural and social life of the time.
Throughout history, the name Dennice has been associated with various cultural and religious traditions, reflecting its diverse origins and the diverse backgrounds of those who have borne the name.
People
Dennice + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Dennice as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with D
Other first names starting with D with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Dennice: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Dennice?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 229 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Dennice going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 1,496,744 US residents.
Is Dennice a common name?
We classify Dennice as "Very Rare". It ranks above 75.9% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 299 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Dennice most popular?
The single biggest year for Dennice was 1956, when 20 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Dennice is about 59 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Dennice in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 354 people with the name Dennice, or 0.12 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #26,327 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Dennice in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Dennice?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Dennice leans strongly female. 340 people counted with this name were female (98.3%), compared with 6 male bearers (1.7%). The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Dennice?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Dennice is White at 47.2%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (31.6%) and Black (15.8%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Dennice most often in the Census?
White is the largest reported group for people named Dennice in the 2020 Census, accounting for 47.2% (167 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Dennice in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Dennice a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Dennice in the SSA data are female. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Dennice still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Dennice in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Dennice can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many people share the name Dennice?
For a quick modern estimate, our sister site HowManyOfMe.org answers that in one glance, with the living-bearer count front and centre.