Recorded 1952–1984 Girls' name Peak 1979 38 births

Canice — girls' name

38 babies named Canice in U.S. Social Security records since 1952, with the highest year being 1979. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s161970s91980s13
1950s
Peak decade

42% of everyone ever named Canice was born in this single decade.

1979
Single peak year

9 babies were named Canice in 1979 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Canice

The Social Security Administration has registered 38 babies named Canice between 1952 and 1984, spanning 33 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Canice currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1984. The name reached its historical peak in 1979, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Canice performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 16 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Canice shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Canice 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 38 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.

Canice at a glance

Last recorded 1984

Total births

38

Since 1952

33 years of records

Peak year

1979

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 1950s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1984

Active since

1952

Recorded for 33 years

Last year on file: 1984

Canice popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1984–1952

Last recorded 1984
Peak year (1979)
9
Annual births at peak — across 33 years of records
45678910 198419801979195819561952 5

Canice by decade

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

Peak: 1950s
Peak decade
1950s
16 births that decade — 42% of Canice's all-time total
1950s161970s91980s13

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Canice?
38 babies have been named Canice since 1952. It was last recorded in 1984. The peak year was 1979 with 9 births.
When was Canice most popular?
Canice was most popular in the 1950s decade with 16 total births. The single peak year was 1979.
How long has the name Canice been used?
Canice has been recorded in Social Security data since 1952, spanning 33 years of data through 1984.
What names are similar to Canice?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Candace, Candice, Candy, Candi, 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, 1952–1984 (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.