Recorded 1983–2002 Girls' name Peak 1993 68 births

Joniece — girls' name

68 babies named Joniece in U.S. Social Security records since 1983, with the highest year being 1993. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s161990s422000s10
1990s
Peak decade

62% of everyone ever named Joniece was born in this single decade.

1993
Single peak year

9 babies were named Joniece in 1993 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Joniece

The Social Security Administration has registered 68 babies named Joniece between 1983 and 2002, spanning 20 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Joniece currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2002. The name reached its historical peak in 1993, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Joniece performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 42 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Joniece shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Joniece 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 68 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.

Joniece at a glance

Last recorded 2002

Total births

68

Since 1983

20 years of records

Peak year

1993

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2002

Active since

1983

Recorded for 20 years

Last year on file: 2002

Joniece popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2002–1983

Last recorded 2002
Peak year (1993)
9
Annual births at peak — across 20 years of records
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Joniece by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
42 births that decade — 62% of Joniece's all-time total
1980s161990s422000s10

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Joniece?
68 babies have been named Joniece since 1983. It was last recorded in 2002. The peak year was 1993 with 9 births.
When was Joniece most popular?
Joniece was most popular in the 1990s decade with 42 total births. The single peak year was 1993.
How long has the name Joniece been used?
Joniece has been recorded in Social Security data since 1983, spanning 20 years of data through 2002.
What names are similar to Joniece?
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, 1983–2002 (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.