Recorded 1983–1999 Girls' name Peak 1989 17 births

Taniece — girls' name

17 babies named Taniece in U.S. Social Security records since 1983, with the highest year being 1989. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s121990s5
1980s
Peak decade

71% of everyone ever named Taniece was born in this single decade.

1989
Single peak year

7 babies were named Taniece in 1989 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Taniece

The Social Security Administration has registered 17 babies named Taniece between 1983 and 1999, spanning 17 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Taniece currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1999. The name reached its historical peak in 1989, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Taniece performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 12 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Taniece shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Taniece 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 17 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.

Taniece at a glance

Last recorded 1999

Total births

17

Since 1983

17 years of records

Peak year

1989

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1999

Active since

1983

Recorded for 17 years

Last year on file: 1999

Taniece popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1999–1983

Last recorded 1999
Peak year (1989)
7
Annual births at peak — across 17 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 199919891983 5

Taniece by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
12 births that decade — 71% of Taniece's all-time total
1980s121990s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Taniece?
17 babies have been named Taniece since 1983. It was last recorded in 1999. The peak year was 1989 with 7 births.
When was Taniece most popular?
Taniece was most popular in the 1980s decade with 12 total births. The single peak year was 1989.
How long has the name Taniece been used?
Taniece has been recorded in Social Security data since 1983, spanning 17 years of data through 1999.
What names are similar to Taniece?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Tanya, Tania, Tanisha, Tana, 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, 1983–1999 (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.