Chanice
Feminine
Chanice is a two-syllable name with a French-looking ch and a long ee at its end. It sits between Shanice and Janice, and it reads more softly than either.
How old is the name Chanice?
Chanice first appears in US birth records in 1979 — 46 years ago. The typical Chanice alive today was born around 1992, making them about 33 years old. About 600 people named Chanice are estimated to be alive in the US today.
When was the name Chanice most popular?
Chanice peaked in 1992, reaching #1782 nationally. See the whole 1992 chart.
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Where it comes from
Origin, sound and short forms
Our story of Chanice
English is unsure how to say the ending -ice. In justice, notice and office it says iss; in police, and in borrowed names like Denise, it says eess. Chanice takes the second, French-sounding road, and its ch, said as sh, points the same way. The result is a name that looks like it came from France and was made in America, which is exactly the kind of name that American families have loved to build.
Meaningnot established
Not established
No source records the origin of Chanice. It resembles Shanice, a modern American name, and Janice, and no record says which, if either, it was built from.
Pronouncing Chanice
shuh-NEES
Stress on the second syllable, which rhymes with Denise. Some will read it as CHAN-iss.
Nicknames for Chanice
Moderate
What the data says
146 years of official birth records
The long climb, and where it stands now
The same years in position rather than babies
- First recorded
- 1979
- Most girls named
- 199281 — the highest on record
- Peak rank
- #1782reached in 1992
- Change vs 2009
- 0.0%5 in 2019, from 5
Rank is a position, a count is a headcount, and they move independently — a name can hold its rank while the number of babies behind it falls. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration.
Chanices among us
people named Chanice are estimated to be alive in the US today
Estimated from SSA birth records and published actuarial life tables. Method
Is it right for you
Questions parents actually ask
Fashion outlook
Chanice sits outside the current charts, and that is its own kind of answer: naming cycles can only date the names they carried up. A name this rare has no decade stamped on it — it cannot go out of fashion, because it was never in.
Based on 146 years of naming cycles. How we read them
The trade-off
- It is soft and easy to say once heard.
- It is rare, so she will seldom share it.
- Strangers may say CHAN-iss or SHAN-iss, and will write Shanice.
- There is no recorded meaning to give when someone asks.
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Frequently asked
- How many Chanices are there in the world?
- No country counts the world's names, so there is no worldwide figure — anyone quoting one is estimating. About 600 people named Chanice are estimated to be alive in the US today.
- How popular is the name Chanice in 2025?
- Chanice is rarely given in the US today — it does not rank in the top 2000 girl names.
- Will my child share the name Chanice with classmates?
- Chanice will almost certainly be the only one in school.
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