Girls' name · since 1968
Shanice
Since 1968, U.S. Social Security records show 9,586 babies named Shanice, peaking in 1992. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #1,722 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #12,161 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 9,586
- born since 1968
- 1990s
- peak decade
9,586 babies have been named Shanice since 1968, making it today's #12161 girls' name.
Shanice has 9,586 recorded births among girls since 1968, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #12161 as of the latest data, more common than 30% of girls, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1968 to 2025.
- #1,722 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #12,161 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 9,586 born since 1968
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shanice ranks #1,722 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #12,161 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 9,586 born since 1968, peaking in the 1990s.
- #1,722 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #12,161 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 9,586
- born since 1968
- 1990s
- peak decade
Shanice's 9,586 recorded births place it above 97.61% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
41 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
How Shanice compares
9,586 Top 10% higher than 90% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Shanice's all-time total is 25x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Shanice | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 9,586 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 1,859 | 21 | 19,840 |
Shanice's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Shanice's full recorded timeline at 1997, 23% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 77% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1968, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1992 peak of 1,859 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Shanice popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1968–2025
- Peak year (1992)
- 1,859
- Annual births at peak, across 58 years of records
Shanice popularity over time - boys
5 total births recorded since 1988 (Shanice as boys' name)
Shanice by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (6,155 births, 64% of the file).
1990s was Shanice's strongest decade.
6,155 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 64% of all-time use.
Shanice births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 5
1960s
5 births
- 1970s 135
1970s
135 births
- 1980s 1,874
1980s
1,874 births
- 1990s
1990s
6,155 births
- 2000s 1,076
2000s
1,076 births
- 2010s 270
2010s
270 births
- 2020s 71
2020s
71 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 6,155 births (64% of all-time use).
How Shanice compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Shanice's total volume
Shanice by state
Where Shanice concentrates geographically, total births since 1968
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 1,407 | 14.7% |
| #2 | Florida | | 760 | 7.9% |
| #3 | California | | 602 | 6.3% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 477 | 5.0% |
| #5 | Georgia | | 419 | 4.4% |
| #6 | Texas | | 389 | 4.1% |
| #7 | Pennsylvania | | 381 | 4.0% |
| #8 | North Carolina | | 343 | 3.6% |
1,407 of 9,586 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 41 reporting states.
Shanice appears in 41 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Shanice's data
- Shanice's decade-level peak was the 1990s (6,155 total births); usage has since declined to 71 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Shanices (1,407 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Shanice: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1992)
Similar record span (~57 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, 1968–2025 (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 Shanice 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.