Denique
Denique Monai Graves is an American former professional basketball player. She played for the Sacramento Monarchs in the Women's National Basketball Association's first season.
Meaning & Origin of Denique
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Denique Monai Graves is an American former professional basketball player. She played for the Sacramento Monarchs in the Women's National Basketball Association's first season.
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The Story of Denique
Denique first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1983, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1993, when 10 Deniques were born — ranking #8,052 that year. As of 2026, Denique ranks #13,520 for baby girls with 6 births, with steady use. In total, more than 34 Deniques have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1980s through the 2020s.
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About the name Denique
Denique is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1983 and has accumulated 34 births in the dataset. Denique's peak popularity came in 1993 when it ranked #8,052. Use the chart and map above to compare Denique'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 .
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