Holding steady.
Popularity of Unice since 1912
Babies named Unice per year in U.S. Social Security records. Raw births topped out in 1923, but relative to how few babies were recorded back then, Unice's real moment was 1912.
Data table (by decade)
| Decade | Girls | Boys |
|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 41 | 0 |
| 1920s | 87 | 10 |
| 1930s | 52 | 5 |
| 1940s | 25 | 10 |
| 1950s | 34 | 5 |
| 1960s | 45 | 0 |
| 1970s | 11 | 0 |
| 1980s | 5 | 0 |
| 1990s | 0 | 0 |
| 2000s | 0 | 0 |
| 2010s | 0 | 0 |
| 2020s | 0 | 0 |
Meaning & origin
Unice is an exceptionally rare name in U.S. records. It first appeared in Social Security data in 1912, with its peak usage occurring that same year. Since then, its popularity has remained stable at near-zero levels, with no recorded births in recent decades. The name has no strong regional associations, as it has never been tied to any particular state. Given its scarcity, Unice may have been a variant or respelling of the more established name Eunice, or perhaps a creative coinage from the English word unity. Its exact origins remain uncertain, but its connection to both the Greek-derived Eunice and the virtue name Unity offers plausible derivations.
Unice appears to be a rare variant of the name Eunice, which is of Greek origin meaning 'good victory.' Alternatively, it may be an invented or phonetic spelling of Unity, a virtue name from the English word. It saw minimal usage in the early 20th century in the United States, first recorded in 1912, but has never been common.
Nicknames & variants
Sibling names for Unice
Names that share Unice's style, for a brother or sister.
