Recorded 1987–2009 Girls' name Peak 1992 267 births

Shanyce — girls' name

267 babies named Shanyce in U.S. Social Security records since 1987, with the highest year being 1992. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

267 girls have been named Shanyce since 1987, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 2009.

267
total births
1987–2009
years on record
1990s
peak decade
52%
born in that decade
1990s
Peak decade

52% of everyone ever named Shanyce was born in this single decade.

1992
Single peak year

30 babies were named Shanyce in 1992 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Shanyce

The Social Security Administration has registered 267 babies named Shanyce between 1987 and 2009, spanning 23 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Shanyce currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2009. The name reached its historical peak in 1992, when 30 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Shanyce performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 140 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Shanyce shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 6 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Shanyce in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Shanyce 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 267 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.

Shanyce at a glance

Last recorded 2009

Total births

267

Since 1987

23 years of records

Peak year

1992

30 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2009

Active since

1987

Recorded for 23 years

Last year on file: 2009

Shanyce popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2009–1987

Last recorded 2009
Peak year (1992)
30
Annual births at peak — across 23 years of records
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Shanyce by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
140 births that decade — 52% of Shanyce's all-time total
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Shanyce by state

Where Shanyce concentrates geographically — total births since 1987

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Shanyce
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
6 2.2%
New York share of Shanyce's total US births 2.2%

6 of 267 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Shanyce?
267 babies have been named Shanyce since 1987. It was last recorded in 2009. The peak year was 1992 with 30 births.
When was Shanyce most popular?
Shanyce was most popular in the 1990s decade with 140 total births. The single peak year was 1992.
Where is Shanyce most popular?
The top states for the name Shanyce are New York (6 births).
How long has the name Shanyce been used?
Shanyce has been recorded in Social Security data since 1987, spanning 23 years of data through 2009.
What names are similar to Shanyce?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Sharon, Shannon, Shawna, Shari, 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, 1987–2009 (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.