Girls' name · since 1974
Shaunice
609 babies named Shaunice in U.S. Social Security records since 1974, with the highest year being 1992. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #10,452 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 609
- born since 1974
- 1990s
- peak decade
Shaunice sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 609 recorded since 1974.
Social Security Administration records show Shaunice recorded 609 times among girls since 1974, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1974 to 2011.
- #10,452 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 609 born since 1974
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shaunice ranks #10,452 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 609 born since 1974, peaking in the 1990s.
- #10,452 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 609
- born since 1974
- 1990s
- peak decade
Shaunice's 609 recorded births place it above 85.54% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
7 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
Shaunice's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Shaunice splits its recorded history at 1996: 30% of all births land in the more recent half, 70% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1982 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1992 peak of 71 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Shaunice popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1974–2011
- Peak year (1992)
- 71
- Annual births at peak, across 38 years of records
Shaunice by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (327 births, 54% of the file).
1990s was Shaunice's strongest decade.
327 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 54% of all-time use.
Shaunice births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 13
1970s
13 births
- 1980s
1980s
156 births
- 1990s
1990s
327 births
- 2000s 99
2000s
99 births
- 2010s 14
2010s
14 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 327 births (54% of all-time use).
How Shaunice 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 Shaunice's total volume
Shaunice by state
Where Shaunice concentrates geographically, total births since 1974
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 41 | 6.7% |
| #2 | Missouri | | 14 | 2.3% |
| #3 | New York | | 11 | 1.8% |
| #4 | Ohio | | 10 | 1.6% |
| #5 | District of Columbia | | 7 | 1.1% |
| #6 | Illinois | | 6 | 1.0% |
| #7 | Florida | | 5 | 0.8% |
41 of 609 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 7 reporting states.
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- Shaunice's decade-level peak was the 1990s (327 total births); usage has since declined to 14 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Shaunices (41 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Shaunice: 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 (~37 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, 1974–2011 (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 Shaunice 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.