Recorded 1952–2006 Girls' name Peak 1996 96 births

Jonice — girls' name

96 babies named Jonice in U.S. Social Security records since 1952, with the highest year being 1996. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s111970s221980s101990s482000s5
1990s
Peak decade

50% of everyone ever named Jonice was born in this single decade.

1996
Single peak year

10 babies were named Jonice in 1996 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jonice

The Social Security Administration has registered 96 babies named Jonice between 1952 and 2006, spanning 55 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Jonice currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2006. The name reached its historical peak in 1996, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jonice performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 48 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Jonice shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jonice 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 96 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.

Jonice at a glance

Last recorded 2006

Total births

96

Since 1952

55 years of records

Peak year

1996

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2006

Active since

1952

Recorded for 55 years

Last year on file: 2006

Jonice popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2006–1952

Last recorded 2006
Peak year (1996)
10
Annual births at peak — across 55 years of records
4681012 200619981995199219881979197519561952 5

Jonice by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
48 births that decade — 50% of Jonice's all-time total
1950s111970s221980s101990s482000s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jonice?
96 babies have been named Jonice since 1952. It was last recorded in 2006. The peak year was 1996 with 10 births.
When was Jonice most popular?
Jonice was most popular in the 1990s decade with 48 total births. The single peak year was 1996.
How long has the name Jonice been used?
Jonice has been recorded in Social Security data since 1952, spanning 55 years of data through 2006.
What names are similar to Jonice?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Joni, Jonnie, Jonna, Jonathan, 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, 1952–2006 (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.