Jaunice — girls' name

What the Data Says About Jaunice

The Social Security Administration has registered 84 babies named Jaunice between 1924 and 1997, spanning 74 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Jaunice currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1997. The name reached its historical peak in 1931, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jaunice performed strongest in the 1930s, accumulating 23 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Jaunice shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jaunice 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 84 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.