Annice
Of Greek origin, meaning "winning grace" or "victor of grace".
Name Census estimates that about 668 living Americans carry the first name Annice. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Annice today is around 64 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Annice births was 1918 (37 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Annice. 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 Annice with official rankings and popularity over time.
People living today
668
~ 1 in 513,105 Americans
Peak year
1918
37 babies that year
Average age
64
years old
2013 SSA rank
#16,800
Tracked since 1884
Census
Annice in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 909 people with the first name Annice, which placed it at #13,330 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
#13,330
National first-name rank
People counted
909
909 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.3
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
White
50.6% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Annice
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Annice is White at 50.6%. The next largest groups are Black (36.9%) and Asian/Pacific Islander (5.3%). 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 Annice 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 Annice at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White50.6% · 460
- Black or African American36.9% · 335
- Asian and Pacific Islander5.3% · 48
- Two or more races3.4% · 31
- Hispanic or Latino3.0% · 27
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.9% · 8
Popularity
Annice: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Annice from the 1880s through to the 2010s, spanning 14 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1930s, with 280 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 1930s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Annice 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 Annice during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Annices live
The SSA's state-level files cover 6 states and territories. Alabama, Mississippi, Georgia recorded the most babies named Annice, while South Carolina, New York, Texas recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 21 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Annice
The name Annice originates from the Greek language and culture, dating back to ancient times. It is derived from the Greek word "anna," which means grace or favor. This name was particularly popular in the Byzantine Empire and among early Christian communities.
One of the earliest known bearers of the name Annice was Saint Anna, the mother of the Virgin Mary, as mentioned in the New Testament. In the Protoevangelium of James, an apocryphal gospel from the 2nd century, Anna is described as a devout and pious woman who dedicated her life to God.
In the 4th century, Annice of Thessalonica was a Christian martyr who was tortured and executed for her faith during the reign of Emperor Diocletian. Her martyrdom is commemorated in the Eastern Orthodox Church and the Roman Catholic Church.
During the Middle Ages, the name Annice was relatively uncommon in Western Europe but remained popular among Eastern Christian communities. One notable bearer of the name was Annice of Hereford, an English nun and anchoress who lived in the 12th century and wrote spiritual works.
In the Renaissance period, the name Annice gained some popularity in Italy, where it was often spelled as "Annica." One famous bearer of the name was Annica Brembati (1501-1576), an Italian noblewoman and patron of the arts who commissioned works from renowned artists such as Titian and Palladio.
As the name spread across Europe, variations and diminutives emerged, including Anne, Anny, and Nancy. In the 17th century, Annice de Hauterive (1617-1693) was a French noblewoman and writer who published works on religion and philosophy.
Throughout history, there have been several other notable individuals named Annice, such as Annice Calland (1898-1970), an American artist and sculptor known for her landscape paintings and public art installations, and Annice Smolowe (1920-2004), an American journalist and writer who worked for publications like Time magazine and The New York Times.
People
Annice + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Annice as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with A
Other first names starting with A with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Annice: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Annice?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 668 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Annice 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 513,105 US residents.
Is Annice a common name?
We classify Annice as "Very Rare". It ranks above 87.2% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 1,809 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Annice most popular?
The single biggest year for Annice was 1918, when 37 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Annice is about 64 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Annice in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 909 people with the name Annice, or 0.30 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #13,330 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 Annice 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 Annice?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Annice appears almost entirely female. Of the 905 people counted with this name, 99.8% 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 Annice?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Annice is White at 50.6%. The next largest groups are Black (36.9%) and Asian/Pacific Islander (5.3%). 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 Annice most often in the Census?
White is the largest reported group for people named Annice in the 2020 Census, accounting for 50.6% (460 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 Annice in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Annice a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Annice 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 Annice still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Annice 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 Annice 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 common is the name Annice?
For a quick modern estimate, our sister site HowManyOfMe.org answers that in one glance, with the living-bearer count front and centre.