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Denice

Denice: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning
“follower of Dionysus”
Origin
French
Say it
duh-NEECE · 2 syllables
Used for
Girls

Variant spelling of Denise, the French feminine form of Denis. The name ultimately derives from Greek Dionysios.

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How popular is Denice?

20241.8 per million US babies
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Drag the line or the slider to read any year. Values are per million US births recorded by Social Security. Records before about 1937 undercount births, so early peaks can look taller than they were.

Babies named Denice in 20246

Peak year1954

Total US babies since 188010,649

Denice is fading: recent use is about 50% of its level ten years before.

Names like Denice

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

Denice questions

What does the name Denice mean?

Denice means "follower of Dionysus". It comes from French. Variant spelling of Denise, the French feminine form of Denis. The name ultimately derives from Greek Dionysios.

Is Denice a boy or girl name?

Denice is mainly a girl's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Denice?

6 US babies were named Denice in 2024. Its peak year was 1954.

How do you pronounce Denice?

Denice is usually pronounced duh-NEECE.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.