Girls' name · since 1924
Jaunice
Since 1924, U.S. Social Security records show 84 babies named Jaunice, peaking in 1931. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #29,104 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 84
- born since 1924
- 1930s
- peak decade
Jaunice is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 84 have been recorded since 1924.
Social Security Administration records show Jaunice recorded 84 times among girls since 1924, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1930s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1924 to 1997.
- #29,104 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 84 born since 1924
- 1930s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jaunice ranks #29,104 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 84 born since 1924, peaking in the 1930s.
- #29,104 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 84
- born since 1924
- 1930s
- peak decade
Jaunice's 84 recorded births place it above 59.65% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Jaunice's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Jaunice's SSA record in two at 1937 and the more recent half accounts for 54% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 46%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1924, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1931 peak of 8, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Jaunice popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1924–1997
- Peak year (1931)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 74 years of records
Jaunice by decade
1930s is the heaviest window (23 births, 27% of the file).
1930s was Jaunice's strongest decade.
23 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 27% of all-time use.
Jaunice births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s
1920s
21 births
- 1930s
1930s
23 births
- 1940s
1940s
15 births
- 1950s 5
1950s
5 births
- 1960s
1960s
13 births
- 1990s 7
1990s
7 births
What this shows Peak: 1930s at 23 births (27% of all-time use).
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- Jaunice's decade-level peak was the 1930s (23 total births); usage has since declined to 7 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Jaunice: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1931)
Similar record span (~73 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, 1924–1997 (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 Jaunice 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.