Given name
Shanice
“God is gracious”
Shanice is a variant of Shana. One Hebrew interpretation is “God is gracious.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
In American use, Shanice carries the interpretation “God is gracious.” Shanice is a variant of Shana. One Hebrew interpretation is “God is gracious.”
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is American.
How it developed
Shanice is used as a form of Janice.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1968. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. Shanice is a form of Janice. The history of Janice gives this family its wider story. The heroine of Paul Leicester Ford’s 1899 novel Janice Meredith appears to be an early bearer. The added -ice ending connects its formation with names such as Candice and Bernice.
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Shanice through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 9,591
- 5 boys · 9,586 girls
- Most popular year
- 1992
- 1,859 babies
- 2025
- 7
- #12,981 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −43%
- Cooling
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 7 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 12,981 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 43.3% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 1,859 in 1992. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 8,381 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Shanice’s family of names
Shanice is a form of Janice. Shanice has a related form in Shana. Shanice has a related form in Shaneece.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 10
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
- Shanavariant
- Sheneicevariant
- Shannicevariant
- Shaneisevariant
- Shaneesevariant
- Shaneecevariant
- Shenycevariant
- Shaniceavariant
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Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Shanice
- Shanice van de SandenDutch footballerborn 1992
- Shanice CraftGerman athletics competitorborn 1993
- ShaniceAmerican singer-songwriter, actress and dancerborn 1973
- Shanice MarcelleCanadian volleyball playerborn 1990
- Shanice Antonette BantonCanadian actressborn 1992
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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