Girls' name · since 1920
Vanice
Vanice has 161 recorded births since 1920 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1939 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #22,093 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 161
- born since 1920
- 1950s
- peak decade
Vanice is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 161 have been recorded since 1920.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Vanice has been recorded 161 times among girls since 1920, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1950s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1920 to 1990.
- #22,093 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 161 born since 1920
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Vanice ranks #22,093 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 161 born since 1920, peaking in the 1950s.
- #22,093 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 161
- born since 1920
- 1950s
- peak decade
Vanice's 161 recorded births place it above 69.45% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Vanice's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Vanice's SSA record in two at 1955 and the more recent half accounts for 50% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 50%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1927, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1939 peak of 9, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Vanice popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1920–1990
- Peak year (1939)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 71 years of records
Vanice by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (38 births, 24% of the file).
1950s was Vanice's strongest decade.
38 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 24% of all-time use.
Vanice births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s 11
1920s
11 births
- 1930s
1930s
35 births
- 1940s
1940s
23 births
- 1950s
1950s
38 births
- 1960s
1960s
22 births
- 1970s 11
1970s
11 births
- 1980s 15
1980s
15 births
- 1990s 6
1990s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 38 births (24% of all-time use).
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- Vanice's decade-level peak was the 1950s (38 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 1990s -- 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Vanice: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1939)
Similar record span (~70 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, 1920–1990 (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 Vanice 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.