Holding steady.
Popularity of Shenice since 1970
Babies named Shenice per year in U.S. Social Security records.
Data table (by decade)
| Decade | Girls |
|---|---|
| 1970s | 34 |
| 1980s | 82 |
| 1990s | 115 |
| 2000s | 30 |
| 2010s | 0 |
| 2020s | 0 |
Meaning & origin
Shenice is a modern American name that first entered the U.S. Social Security records in 1970, a period when many new, creative names emerged. Its peak year was 1992, and since then its use has gradually declined. The name belongs to a class of invented names that combine familiar sounds and suffixes, making its meaning ultimately unknown. The trajectory of Shenice has been stable, and it has not appeared among the top baby names in any state. Like many coinages of its era, Shenice reflects a broader trend of phonetic invention in American naming, especially popular in the 1990s decade.
The name Shenice first appears in the United States in the 1970s, with its peak popularity in 1992. It is likely a modern coinage, formed by combining the fashionable prefix 'Shen-' (as in Shenae or Shenika) with the feminine suffix '-ice'. No clear derivation from an existing word or name in another language has been established.
Nicknames & variants
Nicknames: She, Niece, Shay
Sibling names for Shenice
Names that share Shenice's style, for a brother or sister.
