Donice
Feminine
Donice is a two-syllable name that sounds like Denise with an o, or Donna with a French ending. It is soft and quiet, and it belongs to a single American generation.
How old is the name Donice?
Donice first appears in US birth records in 1919 — 106 years ago. The typical Donice alive today was born around 1953, making them about 72 years old. About 400 people named Donice are estimated to be alive in the US today.
When was the name Donice most popular?
Donice peaked in 1955, reaching #2222 nationally. See the whole 1955 chart.
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Where it comes from
Origin, sound and short forms
Our story of Donice
American parents have long loved names that sound a little French, and Denise was one of the most loved. Donice has the same shape with the vowel of Donna, as if two familiar names had been folded into one. It is a quiet, gentle name made from sounds families already knew, and it has not been given often enough to wear out.
Meaningnot established
Not established
No source records the origin of Donice. It may be a respelling of Denise or a build on Donna, and no record says which.
Pronouncing Donice
dah-NEES
Stress on the second syllable, rhyming with Denise. Some say DAH-niss.
Nicknames for Donice
Limited
What the data says
146 years of official birth records
The long climb, and where it stands now
The same years in position rather than babies
- First recorded
- 1919
- Most girls named
- 195524 — the highest on record
- Peak rank
- #2222reached in 1955
- Change vs 1993
- −37.5%5 in 1994, from 8
Rank is a position, a count is a headcount, and they move independently — a name can hold its rank while the number of babies behind it falls. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration.
Donices among us
people named Donice are estimated to be alive in the US today
Estimated from SSA birth records and published actuarial life tables. Method
Is it right for you
Questions parents actually ask
Fashion outlook
Donice sits outside the current charts, and that is its own kind of answer: naming cycles can only date the names they carried up. A name this rare has no decade stamped on it — it cannot go out of fashion, because it was never in.
Based on 146 years of naming cycles. How we read them
The trade-off
- It is soft and easy to say once heard.
- It is almost certainly unique among the people she will meet.
- People will write Denise or Donisha.
- There is no recorded meaning to give when someone asks.
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Frequently asked
- How many Donices are there in the world?
- No country counts the world's names, so there is no worldwide figure — anyone quoting one is estimating. About 400 people named Donice are estimated to be alive in the US today.
- How popular is the name Donice in 2025?
- Donice is rarely given in the US today — it does not rank in the top 2000 girl names.
- Will my child share the name Donice with classmates?
- Donice will almost certainly be the only one in school.
More D names
The most-given names starting with D, all years combined.
Dorothy#421 · Donna#1962 · Deborah#862 · Debra#4460 · Diane#2607 · Doris#2895 · Denise#1673 · Danielle#549
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