Recorded 1900–1939 Girls' name Peak 1926 184 births

Avice — girls' name

184 babies named Avice in U.S. Social Security records since 1900, with the highest year being 1926. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1900s161910s541920s841930s30
1920s
Peak decade

46% of everyone ever named Avice was born in this single decade.

1926
Single peak year

13 babies were named Avice in 1926 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Avice

The Social Security Administration has registered 184 babies named Avice between 1900 and 1939, spanning 40 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Avice currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1939. The name reached its historical peak in 1926, when 13 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Avice performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 84 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Avice shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Avice 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 184 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.

Avice at a glance

Last recorded 1939

Total births

184

Since 1900

40 years of records

Peak year

1926

13 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1939

Active since

1900

Recorded for 40 years

Last year on file: 1939

Avice popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1939–1900

Last recorded 1939
Peak year (1926)
13
Annual births at peak — across 40 years of records
468101214 19391930192619221918191419071900 6

Avice by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
84 births that decade — 46% of Avice's all-time total
1900s161910s541920s841930s30

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Avice?
184 babies have been named Avice since 1900. It was last recorded in 1939. The peak year was 1926 with 13 births.
When was Avice most popular?
Avice was most popular in the 1920s decade with 84 total births. The single peak year was 1926.
How long has the name Avice been used?
Avice has been recorded in Social Security data since 1900, spanning 40 years of data through 1939.
What names are similar to Avice?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Avis, Avianna, Aviana, Aviva, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 1900–1939 (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.