Girls' name · since 1979
Chanice
Since 1979, U.S. Social Security records show 569 babies named Chanice, peaking in 1992. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #10,910 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 569
- born since 1979
- 1990s
- peak decade
569 girls have been named Chanice since 1979, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Chanice recorded 569 times among girls since 1979, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1979 to 2019.
- #10,910 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 569 born since 1979
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Chanice ranks #10,910 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 569 born since 1979, peaking in the 1990s.
- #10,910 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 569
- born since 1979
- 1990s
- peak decade
Chanice's 569 recorded births place it above 84.9% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
8 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
Chanice's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Chanice's full recorded timeline at 1995, 31% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 69% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1979, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1992 peak of 81 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Chanice popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1979–2019
- Peak year (1992)
- 81
- Annual births at peak, across 41 years of records
Chanice by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (349 births, 61% of the file).
1990s was Chanice's strongest decade.
349 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 61% of all-time use.
Chanice births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 1980s 126
1980s
126 births
- 1990s
1990s
349 births
- 2000s 84
2000s
84 births
- 2010s 5
2010s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 349 births (61% of all-time use).
How Chanice 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 Chanice's total volume
Chanice by state
Where Chanice concentrates geographically, total births since 1979
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 47 | 8.3% |
| #2 | California | | 32 | 5.6% |
| #3 | Illinois | | 19 | 3.3% |
| #4 | Florida | | 13 | 2.3% |
| #5 | Texas | | 6 | 1.1% |
| #6 | Georgia | | 5 | 0.9% |
| #7 | Michigan | | 5 | 0.9% |
| #8 | North Carolina | | 5 | 0.9% |
47 of 569 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 8 reporting states.
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What to do with Chanice's data
- Chanice's decade-level peak was the 1990s (349 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Chanices (47 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Chanice: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1992)
Similar record span (~40 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, 1979–2019 (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 Chanice 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.