Girls' name · since 1970
Shenice
Since 1970, U.S. Social Security records show 261 babies named Shenice, peaking in 1992. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #17,193 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 261
- born since 1970
- 1990s
- peak decade
Shenice is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 261 have been recorded since 1970.
Social Security Administration records show Shenice recorded 261 times among girls since 1970, 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 1970 to 2003.
- #17,193 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 261 born since 1970
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shenice ranks #17,193 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 261 born since 1970, peaking in the 1990s.
- #17,193 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 261
- born since 1970
- 1990s
- peak decade
Shenice's 261 recorded births place it above 76.22% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Shenice's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Shenice splits its recorded history at 1989: 62% of all births land in the more recent half, 38% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1972 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1992 peak of 29 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Shenice popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1970–2003
- Peak year (1992)
- 29
- Annual births at peak, across 34 years of records
Shenice by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (115 births, 44% of the file).
1990s was Shenice's strongest decade.
115 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 44% of all-time use.
Shenice births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 34
1970s
34 births
- 1980s
1980s
82 births
- 1990s
1990s
115 births
- 2000s 30
2000s
30 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 115 births (44% of all-time use).
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- Shenice's decade-level peak was the 1990s (115 total births); usage has since declined to 30 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Shenice: 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 (~33 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, 1970–2003 (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 Shenice 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.