Recorded 1884–2013 Girls' name Peak 1918 1,809 births

Annice — girls' name

1,809 babies named Annice in U.S. Social Security records since 1884, with the highest year being 1918. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1880s181890s641900s881910s2201920s2591930s2801940s2791950s2371960s1661970s731980s591990s322000s242010s10

The verdict

1,809 girls have been named Annice since 1884, peaking in the 1930s, last recorded in 2013.

1,809
total births
1884–2013
years on record
1930s
peak decade
15%
born in that decade
1930s
Peak decade

15% of everyone ever named Annice was born in this single decade.

1918
Single peak year

37 babies were named Annice in 1918 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Annice

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,809 babies named Annice between 1884 and 2013, spanning 130 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Annice currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2013. The name reached its historical peak in 1918, when 37 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Annice performed strongest in the 1930s, accumulating 280 births during that ten-year window. Across the 14 decades of recorded activity, Annice shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Alabama, which accounts for 74 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Mississippi and Georgia. In total, SSA state-level files list Annice in 6 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Annice in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 1,809 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Annice at a glance

Last recorded 2013

Total births

1,809

Since 1884

130 years of records

Peak year

1918

37 births that year

Strongest decade: 1930s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2013

Active since

1884

Recorded for 130 years

Last year on file: 2013

Annice popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2013–1884

Last recorded 2013
Peak year (1918)
37
Annual births at peak — across 130 years of records
010203040 201319841968195419401926191218981884 7

Annice by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1930s
Peak decade
1930s
280 births that decade — 15% of Annice's all-time total
1880s181890s641900s881910s2201920s2591930s2801940s2791950s2371960s1661970s731980s591990s322000s242010s10

Annice by state

Where Annice concentrates geographically — total births since 1884

Geographically diffuse
Top 6 states by recorded births for the name Annice
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Alabama
74 4.1%
#2 Mississippi
19 1.1%
#3 Georgia
12 0.7%
#4 Texas
10 0.6%
#5 New York
6 0.3%
#6 South Carolina
5 0.3%
Alabama share of Annice's total US births 4.1%
Even split

74 of 1,809 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Annice?
1,809 babies have been named Annice since 1884. It was last recorded in 2013. The peak year was 1918 with 37 births.
When was Annice most popular?
Annice was most popular in the 1930s decade with 280 total births. The single peak year was 1918.
Where is Annice most popular?
The top states for the name Annice are Alabama (74 births), Mississippi (19 births), Georgia (12 births).
How long has the name Annice been used?
Annice has been recorded in Social Security data since 1884, spanning 130 years of data through 2013.
What names are similar to Annice?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Anna, Ann, Annie, Anne, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Keep exploring Annice

Nearby Names Like Annice

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Annice

Names with a similar number of total births

Baby Name Guides

Learn more about naming trends and how to use data to choose a name

Explore more names

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1884–2013 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.