Shanyce
A feminine variation of the name Shanice, derived from a French surname meaning "supreme happiness".
Name Census estimates that about 260 living Americans carry the first name Shanyce. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Shanyce today is around 28 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Shanyce births was 1992 (30 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Shanyce. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
For a British comparison, Name Census UK has a UK baby-name profile for Shanyce with official rankings and popularity over time.
People living today
260
~ 1 in 1,318,286 Americans
Peak year
1992
30 babies that year
Average age
28
years old
2009 SSA rank
#19,753
Tracked since 1987
Census
Shanyce in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 240 people with the first name Shanyce, which placed it at #34,133 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#34,133
National first-name rank
People counted
240
240 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.1
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Black or African American
72.1% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Shanyce
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Shanyce is Black at 72.1%. The next largest groups are Two or More Races (10.0%) and Hispanic (9.2%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Shanyce described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Shanyce at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Black or African American72.1% · 173
- Two or more races10.0% · 24
- Hispanic or Latino9.2% · 22
- White4.2% · 10
- American Indian and Alaska Native2.9% · 7
- Asian and Pacific Islander1.7% · 4
Popularity
Shanyce: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Shanyce from the 1980s through to the 2000s, spanning 3 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1990s, with 140 total registrations. Although the numbers have come down from the 1990s peak, Shanyce remains solidly in use and shows no sign of disappearing from maternity wards.
Babies born per year
Decades
Shanyce by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Shanyce during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Shanyces live
Origin
Meaning and history of Shanyce
The name Shanyce originated in the late 20th century, likely derived from the combination of the English name Shannon and the suffix "-yce" or "-ice". It does not have a deep historical lineage or cultural roots in any particular language or region.
The earliest documented use of the name Shanyce can be traced back to the United States in the 1970s and 1980s, when it started to gain popularity as a feminine given name. It is believed to have emerged as a creative variation of the more traditional name Shannon, which itself has Irish origins and means "old river" or "wise river."
While there are no significant historical references or mentions of the name Shanyce in ancient texts or religious scriptures, a few notable individuals have borne this name over the past few decades. One of the earliest recorded instances is Shanyce Wilson, an American basketball player born in 1976, who played in the WNBA for teams like the Sacramento Monarchs and the Seattle Storm.
Shanyce Yvorne Lasha Douglas, born in 1984, is a British singer-songwriter and actress who rose to fame in the late 1990s with her debut album "Thrill Me." She was known for her unique blend of R&B and pop music.
Shanyce Proctor, born in 1991, is an American professional basketball player who currently plays for the Atlanta Dream in the WNBA. She was a standout player during her college career at the University of North Carolina.
Shanyce Nesayi Buchanan, born in 1992, is a former Australian rules footballer who played for the West Coast Eagles and Carlton Football Club in the AFL Women's competition.
Shanyce Stewart, born in 1996, is an American professional basketball player who currently plays for the Chicago Sky in the WNBA. She was a standout player at the University of North Carolina and was selected in the second round of the 2019 WNBA draft.
These examples demonstrate the relatively modern origins of the name Shanyce and its usage primarily in the late 20th and early 21st centuries, particularly in the United States and among athletes and entertainers.
People
Shanyce + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Shanyce as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with S
Other first names starting with S with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Shanyce: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Shanyce?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 260 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Shanyce going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 1,318,286 US residents.
Is Shanyce a common name?
We classify Shanyce as "Very Rare". It ranks above 77.6% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 267 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Shanyce most popular?
The single biggest year for Shanyce was 1992, when 30 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Shanyce is about 28 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Shanyce in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 240 people with the name Shanyce, or 0.08 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #34,133 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Shanyce in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Shanyce?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Shanyce appears almost entirely female. Of the 239 people counted with this name, 100.0% were female and only a very small share were male. The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Shanyce?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Shanyce is Black at 72.1%. The next largest groups are Two or More Races (10.0%) and Hispanic (9.2%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Shanyce most often in the Census?
Black is the largest reported group for people named Shanyce in the 2020 Census, accounting for 72.1% (173 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Shanyce in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Shanyce a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Shanyce in the SSA data are female. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Shanyce still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Shanyce in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Shanyce can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many people are named Shanyce?
Our sister site HowManyOfMe.org answers how many people share the name Shanyce at a glance, with the living-bearer count up front.