unisex name
Anice
- Gender Unisex
- Letters 5
- Births on record 1,266
Anice is a unisex name. It is given to both girls and boys — about 80% of recorded births with this name are girls. In 2009 it was given to 6 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.
- Peaked in 1920, when 30 babies were given the name.
- It has largely dropped out of use.
- Anice started out as a girls' name and is now given almost entirely to boys.
- First appears in US birth records in 1885.
Anice over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1880s to 2000s.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1880s | 19 |
| 1890s | 54 |
| 1900s | 65 |
| 1910s | 161 |
| 1920s | 193 |
| 1930s | 148 |
| 1940s | 132 |
| 1950s | 113 |
| 1960s | 54 |
| 1970s | 18 |
| 1980s | 5 |
| 1990s | 16 |
| 2000s | 23 |
How popular is Anice?
In 2009, Anice was given to 6 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.
Where Anice is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Anice
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Anice also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Anice over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Anice
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Anice — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Anice
How popular is the name Anice?
In 2009, Anice was given to 6 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.
Is Anice a girl's or a boy's name?
Anice is used for both girls and boys. About 80% of recorded births with this name are girls.
When was Anice most popular?
Anice peaked in 1920, when 30 babies were given the name. It has largely dropped out of use.
Was Anice originally a boys' or girls' name?
Anice was given mostly to girls in the earliest US birth records and is now given almost entirely to boys.