Recorded 1988–2000 Girls' name Peak 1988 70 births

Chaunice — girls' name

70 babies named Chaunice in U.S. Social Security records since 1988, with the highest year being 1988. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s111990s542000s5

The verdict

70 girls have been named Chaunice since 1988, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 2000.

70
total births
1988–2000
years on record
1990s
peak decade
77%
born in that decade
1990s
Peak decade

77% of everyone ever named Chaunice was born in this single decade.

1988
Single peak year

11 babies were named Chaunice in 1988 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Chaunice

The Social Security Administration has registered 70 babies named Chaunice between 1988 and 2000, spanning 13 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Chaunice currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2000. The name reached its historical peak in 1988, when 11 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Chaunice performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 54 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Chaunice shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Chaunice 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 70 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.

Chaunice at a glance

Last recorded 2000

Total births

70

Since 1988

13 years of records

Peak year

1988

11 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2000

Active since

1988

Recorded for 13 years

Last year on file: 2000

Chaunice popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2000–1988

Last recorded 2000
Peak year (1988)
11
Annual births at peak — across 13 years of records
4681012 200019971995199419931992199119901988 11

Chaunice by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
54 births that decade — 77% of Chaunice's all-time total
1980s111990s542000s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Chaunice?
70 babies have been named Chaunice since 1988. It was last recorded in 2000. The peak year was 1988 with 11 births.
When was Chaunice most popular?
Chaunice was most popular in the 1990s decade with 54 total births. The single peak year was 1988.
How long has the name Chaunice been used?
Chaunice has been recorded in Social Security data since 1988, spanning 13 years of data through 2000.
What names are similar to Chaunice?
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.

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, 1988–2000 (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.