Girls' name · since 1884
Annice
Annice has 1,809 recorded births since 1884 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1918 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #5,039 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,809
- born since 1884
- 1930s
- peak decade
1,809 girls have been named Annice since 1884, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Annice has 1,809 recorded births among girls since 1884, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1930s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1884 to 2013.
- #5,039 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 1,809 born since 1884
- 1930s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Annice ranks #5,039 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 1,809 born since 1884, peaking in the 1930s.
- #5,039 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,809
- born since 1884
- 1930s
- peak decade
Annice's 1,809 recorded births place it above 93.03% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
6 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Alabama.
Annice's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Annice's SSA record in two at 1942 and the more recent half accounts for 46% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 54%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1889, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1918 peak of 37, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Annice popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1884–2013
- Peak year (1918)
- 37
- Annual births at peak, across 130 years of records
Annice by decade
1930s is the heaviest window (280 births, 15% of the file).
1930s was Annice's strongest decade.
280 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 15% of all-time use.
Annice births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 18
1880s
18 births
- 1890s 64
1890s
64 births
- 1900s 88
1900s
88 births
- 1910s
1910s
220 births
- 1920s
1920s
259 births
- 1930s
1930s
280 births
- 1940s
1940s
279 births
- 1950s
1950s
237 births
- 1960s
1960s
166 births
- 1970s 73
1970s
73 births
- 1980s 59
1980s
59 births
- 1990s 32
1990s
32 births
- 2000s 24
2000s
24 births
- 2010s 10
2010s
10 births
What this shows Peak: 1930s at 280 births (15% of all-time use).
How Annice compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Annice's total volume
Annice by state
Where Annice concentrates geographically, total births since 1884
| 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% |
74 of 1,809 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.
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What to do with Annice's data
- Annice's decade-level peak was the 1930s (280 total births); usage has since declined to 10 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Alabama records the most Annices (74 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Alabama names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Annice: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1918)
Similar record span (~129 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1884–2013 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Annice draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.