How Many People Are Named Vanice?
An estimated 91 people in the United States have the first name Vanice. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 62 years old, and Vanice peaked in popularity in 1939 with 9 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Vanice as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Vanice paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Vanice is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
91
About 1 in 3,766,531 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
62
years old
Peak Year
1939
9 births
Total Registered
161
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Vanice
Vanice is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 161 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Vanice as a female name
Ranked #12,898 in 1990
6 female births in 1990
Peak: 1939 (9 births)
Vanice: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Vanice span from the 1920s to the 1990s, covering 8 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1950s, when 38 babies were registered. Vanice has declined significantly from its peak in the 1950s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Vanice by Decade
How has Vanice tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Vanice + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Vanice as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Vanice
Other first names starting with V with a similar number of bearers.
Vanice: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Vanice?
We estimate approximately 91 people named Vanice are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 3,766,531 Americans share this first name.
Is Vanice a common name?
Vanice is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 63.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 161 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Vanice most popular?
Vanice reached peak popularity in 1939, when 9 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Vanice is approximately 62 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Vanice a female name?
Vanice is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Vanice Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Vanice Smith, Vanice Johnson, Vanice Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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