Deniece
Deniece is a name with a single cultural origin: African American.
- African American
Meaning & Origin of Deniece
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Deniece is a name with a single cultural origin: African American.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- African American
The Story of Deniece
The earliest SSA record of Deniece as a baby girl name dates back to 1932, when 5 babies received it. 1957 was its biggest year on record, with 40 newborns named Deniece — #1,705 in the national rankings. About 24% of every Deniece on record arrived during the 1950s, its defining decade. Deniece last appeared in the published SSA data in 2010, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 1K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1930s to the 2020s.
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About the name Deniece
Deniece is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1932 and has accumulated 1K births in the dataset. Deniece's peak popularity came in 1957 when it ranked #1,705. Use the chart and map above to compare Deniece's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.