Denyce
Denyce Graves is an American mezzo-soprano opera singer.
Meaning & Origin of Denyce
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Denyce Graves is an American mezzo-soprano opera singer.
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The Story of Denyce
Denyce first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1939, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1954, when 24 Denyces were born — ranking #2,186 that year. As of 2026, Denyce ranks #11,834 for baby girls with 8 births, with steady use. In total, more than 335 Denyces have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1930s through the 2020s.
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About the name Denyce
Denyce is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1939 and has accumulated 335 births in the dataset. Denyce's peak popularity came in 1954 when it ranked #2,186. Use the chart and map above to compare Denyce'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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