The baby name Denica is a Female name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced deh-NEE-kah (IPA: /dəˈniːkə/) or DEN-i-kah (IPA: /ˈdɛnɪkə/).
Denica is Slavic in Origin.
The baby name Denica is a Female name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced deh-NEE-kah (IPA: /dəˈniːkə/) or DEN-i-kah (IPA: /ˈdɛnɪkə/).
Denica is Slavic in Origin.
Denica is a South Slavic feminine given name, especially used in Bulgaria, and a Latinized variant of Denitsa (Bulgarian Деница). It derives from the Slavic root den “day” with the feminine suffix -ica, a formation that came to denote the morning star (Venus) and the first light of dawn. The name thus carries meanings like “morning star,” “daybreak,” and “dawn,” echoed in folk poetry.
Adopted widely in the 19th–20th centuries, Denica remains familiar in Bulgaria and North Macedonia and among diaspora communities, where this spelling serves as an international transliteration of Деница/Denitsa. It appears in folk song collections, literature, and modern media. Variants and spellings include Denitsa and Denitza; the related South Slavic Danica shares the same etymology and imagery. Common short forms are Deni and Nica.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BG | 0 | #57 | 24 | 1,799 | |
| BG | Girls | 0 | #86 | 169 | 3,559 |
| PH | 0 | #110 | 1 | 5,607 | |
| MT | Girls | 0 | #153 | 1 | 3,773 |
| CZ | 0 | #186 | 1 | 3,154 | |
| LU | Girls | 0 | #190 | 1 | 4,850 |
| DK | 0 | #206 | 1 | 5,198 | |
| BG | Boys | 0 | #218 | 3 | 3,850 |
| AL | Girls | 0 | #227 | 1 | 4,141 |
| JM | Girls | 0 | #278 | 1 | 7,507 |
| Canada | Girls | 1994 | #292 | 5 | 2,166 |
| HR | Girls | 0 | #294 | 1 | 3,687 |
| AL | Boys | 0 | #303 | 1 | 5,122 |
| QA | Girls | 0 | #342 | 2 | 15,378 |
| CZ | Girls | 0 | #351 | 1 | 5,378 |
| CN | Girls | 0 | #359 | 1 | 8,829 |
| ZA | 0 | #473 | 2 | 14,421 | |
| GT | Girls | 0 | #541 | 1 | 7,500 |
| HK | Girls | 0 | #650 | 1 | 16,104 |
| Germany | Girls | 0 | #829 | 10 | 4,949 |
| United States | Girls | 2007 | #951 | 6 | 10,181 |
| BR | Girls | 0 | #992 | 1 | 12,708 |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #1,071 | 2 | 24,821 |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,111 | 31 | 25,928 |
| CO | Girls | 0 | #1,152 | 1 | 16,140 |
| MX | Girls | 0 | #1,265 | 3 | 17,781 |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,272 | 1 | 25,619 |
Denica is popular in 21 countries — most recent births per country:
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