Recorded 1984–2006 Girls' name Peak 1990 132 births

Chaniece — girls' name

132 babies named Chaniece in U.S. Social Security records since 1984, with the highest year being 1990. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s331990s942000s5

The verdict

132 girls have been named Chaniece since 1984, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 2006.

132
total births
1984–2006
years on record
1990s
peak decade
71%
born in that decade
1990s
Peak decade

71% of everyone ever named Chaniece was born in this single decade.

1990
Single peak year

24 babies were named Chaniece in 1990 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Chaniece

The Social Security Administration has registered 132 babies named Chaniece between 1984 and 2006, spanning 23 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Chaniece currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2006. The name reached its historical peak in 1990, when 24 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Chaniece performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 94 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Chaniece shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 6 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Michigan. In total, SSA state-level files list Chaniece in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Chaniece 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 132 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.

Chaniece at a glance

Last recorded 2006

Total births

132

Since 1984

23 years of records

Peak year

1990

24 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2006

Active since

1984

Recorded for 23 years

Last year on file: 2006

Chaniece popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2006–1984

Last recorded 2006
Peak year (1990)
24
Annual births at peak — across 23 years of records
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Chaniece by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
94 births that decade — 71% of Chaniece's all-time total
1980s331990s942000s5

Chaniece by state

Where Chaniece concentrates geographically — total births since 1984

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Chaniece
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
6 4.5%
#2 Michigan
5 3.8%
New York share of Chaniece's total US births 4.5%
Even split

6 of 132 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Chaniece?
132 babies have been named Chaniece since 1984. It was last recorded in 2006. The peak year was 1990 with 24 births.
When was Chaniece most popular?
Chaniece was most popular in the 1990s decade with 94 total births. The single peak year was 1990.
Where is Chaniece most popular?
The top states for the name Chaniece are New York (6 births), Michigan (5 births).
How long has the name Chaniece been used?
Chaniece has been recorded in Social Security data since 1984, spanning 23 years of data through 2006.
What names are similar to Chaniece?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Charlotte, Charlene, Charlie, Charity, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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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, 1984–2006 (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.