Shanice

#11,932 for girls in 2025, 7 births · Last seen for boys in 1988 at #7,270
Given to girls 99.9% of the time

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Peak · girls
1992 · 1,859 births
Debut · girls
5 births
In top 100 · girls
never
of 146 years
Total births · girls
9,586
since 1968

Shanice over time

girls

Rank among girls' names. Shanice has never cracked the top 100 here.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201988peak #162, 1992girls
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025#11,9327—
2024#12,1617—
2023#8,98911—
2022#5,98420—
2021#9,56210—
2020#6,92316—
2019#5,44923—
2018#7,10016—
2017#7,44215—
2016#4,99027—
2015#4,72529—
2014#5,45624—
2013#5,14326—
2012#4,60131—
2011#4,24434—
2010#3,51645—
2009#3,04756—
2008#2,60971—
2007#2,48575—
2006#2,03197—
2005#2,05791—
2004#1,614120—
2003#1,477132—
2002#1,535123—
2001#1,384137—
2000#1,158174—
1999#727310—
1998#958214—
1997#820252—
1996#684319—
1995#508481—
1994#342782—
1993#2121,345—
1992#1621,859—
1991#700304—
1990#722289—
1989#452537—
1988#270938#7,2705
1987#1,088140—
1986#2,51239—
1985#1,269106—
1984#2,91530—
1983#3,55522—
1982#3,34425—
1981#4,16218—
1980#3,99219—
1979#4,05218—
1978#3,28323—
1977#5,53211—
1976#3,67818—
1975#3,95016—
1974#5,36010—
1973#4,58612—
1972#5,4809—
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1970#7,0706—
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First appearance
1968

The first year at least five girls were named Shanice! It came in at #7,016, and was given to 5 baby girls.


Quietest stretch: 1968–1969, when fewer than 6 girls a year got the name.

Where Shanice is popular in 1988

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Shanice, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Shanice, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Shanice, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Shanice, so not publishedNHWashington: fewer than 5 girls named Shanice, so not publishedWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Shanice, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Shanice, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Shanice, so not publishedNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 girls named Shanice, so not publishedMNIllinois: #223 for girls · 53 births · 1 in 1,391 girlsILWisconsin: #350 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 2,605 girlsWIMichigan: #344 for girls · 22 births · 1 in 2,611 girlsMINew York: #224 for girls · 84 births · 1 in 1,358 girlsNYMassachusetts: #361 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 2,659 girlsMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Shanice, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 girls named Shanice, so not publishedORNevada: #150 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 707 girlsNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Shanice, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Shanice, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 girls named Shanice, so not publishedIAIndiana: #322 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 2,262 girlsINOhio: #261 for girls · 39 births · 1 in 1,760 girlsOHPennsylvania: #202 for girls · 58 births · 1 in 1,205 girlsPANew Jersey: #218 for girls · 33 births · 1 in 1,372 girlsNJConnecticut: #212 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 1,339 girlsCTCalifornia: #508 for girls · 67 births · 1 in 3,410 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Shanice, so not publishedUTColorado: fewer than 5 girls named Shanice, so not publishedCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Shanice, so not publishedNEMissouri: #285 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 1,979 girlsMOKentucky: #321 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 2,273 girlsKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Shanice, so not publishedWVVirginia: #118 for girls · 56 births · 1 in 641 girlsVAMaryland: #189 for girls · 22 births · 1 in 1,180 girlsMDDelaware: #144 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 700 girlsDEArizona: #696 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 5,037 girlsAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Shanice, so not publishedNMKansas: fewer than 5 girls named Shanice, so not publishedKSArkansas: #170 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 951 girlsARTennessee: #331 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 2,225 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #138 for girls · 50 births · 1 in 767 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #93 for girls · 41 births · 1 in 457 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: #122 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 516 girlsDCOklahoma: #239 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 1,450 girlsOKLouisiana: #152 for girls · 32 births · 1 in 822 girlsLAMississippi: #103 for girls · 27 births · 1 in 499 girlsMSAlabama: #137 for girls · 29 births · 1 in 745 girlsALGeorgia: #119 for girls · 61 births · 1 in 658 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Shanice, so not publishedHITexas: #415 for girls · 48 births · 1 in 2,673 girlsTXFlorida: #258 for girls · 45 births · 1 in 1,620 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. South Carolina#93 · 1 in 457
  2. Mississippi#103 · 1 in 499
  3. Virginia#118 · 1 in 641
  4. Georgia#119 · 1 in 658
  5. District of Columbia#122 · 1 in 516

Best ever in a state: #51 in Hawaii, 1993.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
South Carolina#93411 in 457
Mississippi#103271 in 499
Virginia#118561 in 641
Georgia#119611 in 658
District of Columbia#122121 in 516
Alabama#137291 in 745
North Carolina#138501 in 767
Delaware#14451 in 700
Nevada#15081 in 707
Louisiana#152321 in 822
Arkansas#170131 in 951
Maryland#189221 in 1,180
Pennsylvania#202581 in 1,205
Connecticut#212141 in 1,339
New Jersey#218331 in 1,372
Illinois#223531 in 1,391
New York#224841 in 1,358
Oklahoma#239121 in 1,450
Florida#258451 in 1,620
Ohio#261391 in 1,760
Missouri#285161 in 1,979
Kentucky#32191 in 2,273
Indiana#322151 in 2,262
Tennessee#331131 in 2,225
Michigan#344221 in 2,611
Wisconsin#350111 in 2,605
Massachusetts#361141 in 2,659
Texas#415481 in 2,673
California#508671 in 3,410
Arizona#69651 in 5,037
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Shanice
Momentum · girls
Falling
  • 229 spots since 2024 (#12,161 → #11,932)
  • 5,009 spots since 2020 (#6,923 → #11,932)
  • 7,207 spots since 2015 (#4,725 → #11,932)
  • Biggest jump: 818 spots in 1988 (#1,088 → #270)
  • Biggest drop: 431 spots in 2000 (#727 → #1,158)
Rise & fade · girls
24 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1968
  • Peaked 1992 at #162 (1,859 births)
  • Births halved by 1994, 2 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 12 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 12 yrs · run 1988–1999
Share of babies · girls
1 in 992
  • Highest: 1 in 992 girls born in 1992 were named Shanice (0.10%)
  • Latest: 1 in 229,610 girls born in 2025 (0.00%)
Era · girls
The 1990s
  • 64.2% of all girls named Shanice (6,155) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1960s5#7,016 (1968)#7,016
1970s135#3,283 (1978)#4,753
1980s1,874#270 (1988)#2,356
1990s6,155#162 (1992)#584
2000s1,076#1,158 (2000)#1,940
2010s270#3,516 (2010)#5,267
2020s71#5,984 (2022)#9,259

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Shanice in 1988

girls
#270
938 births · 1 in 1,899 girls
boys
#7,270
5 births · 1 in 382,857 boys

Top girls' names in 1988

  1. #1Jessica51,556
  2. #2Ashley49,977
  3. #3Amanda39,459
  4. #4Sarah28,374
  5. #5Jennifer27,893
  6. #6Brittany26,816
  7. #7Stephanie22,843
  8. #8Samantha20,700
  9. #9Nicole20,315
  10. #10Elizabeth20,042
  11. #270Shanice938

Top boys' names in 1988

  1. #1Michael64,171
  2. #2Christopher53,014
  3. #3Matthew45,876
  4. #4Joshua42,653
  5. #5Andrew35,745
  6. #6David35,329
  7. #7Justin35,055
  8. #8Daniel34,718
  9. #9James32,523
  10. #10Robert30,319
  11. #7,270Shanice5
More about 1988

girls

1,780,854 girls got a published name in 1988; 1 in 1,899 of them was named Shanice, which outranked 98.1% of the 13,883 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Shanice
  1. #267Shana945
  2. #268Destiny944
  3. #269Bailey942
  4. #270Shanice938
  5. #271Gloria936
  6. #272Christa925
  7. #273Alexa918
Biggest movers since 1987
Risers
  1. ↑ 2,890Jalissa#3,857 → #967
  2. ↑ 2,381Taja#3,101 → #720
  3. ↑ 1,710Whitley#2,156 → #446
  4. ↑ 1,225Jalisa#1,662 → #437
  5. ↑ 883Jaleesa#1,227 → #344
Fallers
  1. ↓ 620Channing#590 → #1,210
  2. ↓ 346Denisse#954 → #1,300
  3. ↓ 319Jeana#966 → #1,285
  4. ↓ 314Eliana#826 → #1,140
  5. ↓ 311Nakia#893 → #1,204

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

1,914,283 boys got a published name in 1988; 1 in 382,857 of them was named Shanice, which outranked 14.4% of the 8,495 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 21.4% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Shanice
  1. #6,426Zeferino6
  2. #6,426Zeus6
  3. #6,426Zuhair6
  4. #7,270Shanice5
  5. #7,270Aadam5
  6. #7,270Aarin5
  7. #7,270Aarion5

Tied with 1,225 names at #7,270; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1987
Risers
  1. ↑ 3,252Nico#4,239 → #987
  2. ↑ 1,245Ridge#2,215 → #970
  3. ↑ 668Colten#1,484 → #816
  4. ↑ 600Brantley#1,587 → #987
  5. ↑ 518Long#1,337 → #819
Fallers
  1. ↓ 362Cordaro#908 → #1,270
  2. ↓ 246Ramsey#884 → #1,130
  3. ↓ 241Yaakov#974 → #1,215
  4. ↓ 233Adrain#990 → #1,223
  5. ↓ 230Kiel#846 → #1,076

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1988 →