Janice
#2,514 for girls in 2025, 70 births · Last seen for boys in 1988 at #7,270
Given to girls 99.7% of the time
- Peak · girls
- 1951 · 15,958 births
- Debut · girls
- 5 births
- In top 100 · girls
- 36 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 406,448since 1894
Janice over time
Rank among girls' names. Click any year to open it.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #2,514 | 70 | — | |
| 2024 | #2,248 | 83 | — | |
| 2023 | #2,002 | 98 | — | |
| 2022 | #2,123 | 90 | — | |
| 2021 | #2,154 | 87 | — | |
| 2020 | #1,959 | 97 | — | |
| 2019 | #1,528 | 141 | — | |
| 2018 | #1,435 | 154 | — | |
| 2017 | #1,495 | 148 | — | |
| 2016 | #1,406 | 165 | — | |
| 2015 | #1,238 | 198 | — | |
| 2014 | #1,326 | 178 | — | |
| 2013 | #1,264 | 188 | — | |
| 2012 | #1,257 | 192 | — | |
| 2011 | #1,244 | 192 | — | |
| 2010 | #1,051 | 236 | — | |
| 2009 | #842 | 331 | — | |
| 2008 | #1,030 | 254 | — | |
| 2007 | #947 | 286 | — | |
| 2006 | #996 | 260 | — | |
| 2005 | #1,021 | 238 | — | |
| 2004 | #861 | 285 | — | |
| 2003 | #954 | 245 | — | |
| 2002 | #746 | 325 | — | |
| 2001 | #837 | 273 | — | |
| 2000 | #743 | 310 | — | |
| 1999 | #750 | 298 | — | |
| 1998 | #711 | 311 | — | |
| 1997 | #691 | 311 | — | |
| 1996 | #657 | 338 | — | |
| 1995 | #613 | 362 | — | |
| 1994 | #561 | 420 | — | |
| 1993 | #532 | 450 | — | |
| 1992 | #514 | 462 | — | |
| 1991 | #491 | 485 | — | |
| 1990 | #476 | 514 | — | |
| 1989 | #445 | 546 | — | |
| 1988 | #380 | 631 | #7,270 | 5 |
| 1987 | #355 | 669 | #6,089 | 6 |
| 1986 | #361 | 657 | #4,457 | 9 |
| 1985 | #342 | 688 | #4,698 | 8 |
| 1984 | #313 | 758 | — | |
| 1983 | #301 | 772 | #5,484 | 6 |
| 1982 | #276 | 880 | — | |
| 1981 | #277 | 890 | — | |
| 1980 | #257 | 1,004 | — | |
| 1979 | #240 | 1,078 | #5,355 | 6 |
| 1978 | #216 | 1,162 | #4,554 | 7 |
| 1977 | #215 | 1,143 | — | |
| 1976 | #213 | 1,155 | #5,587 | 5 |
| 1975 | #191 | 1,310 | #4,797 | 6 |
| 1974 | #193 | 1,323 | #4,634 | 6 |
| 1973 | #183 | 1,474 | #3,013 | 11 |
| 1972 | #171 | 1,713 | #2,534 | 14 |
| 1971 | #151 | 2,144 | #2,464 | 15 |
| 1970 | #145 | 2,331 | #2,509 | 14 |
| 1969 | #131 | 2,631 | #3,062 | 9 |
| 1968 | #110 | 3,043 | #2,576 | 11 |
| 1967 | #99 | 3,514 | #2,611 | 10 |
| 1966 | #80 | 4,345 | #2,216 | 13 |
| 1965 | #73 | 5,029 | #1,806 | 19 |
| 1964 | #69 | 6,161 | #1,510 | 27 |
| 1963 | #63 | 7,074 | #1,513 | 27 |
| 1962 | #58 | 7,822 | #1,625 | 24 |
| 1961 | #52 | 8,727 | #1,406 | 32 |
| 1960 | #41 | 9,620 | #1,167 | 45 |
| 1959 | #37 | 10,489 | #1,522 | 27 |
| 1958 | #35 | 10,888 | #1,483 | 28 |
| 1957 | #32 | 11,968 | #1,583 | 25 |
| 1956 | #26 | 13,017 | #1,385 | 31 |
| 1955 | #25 | 13,178 | #1,240 | 37 |
| 1954 | #25 | 13,505 | #1,525 | 25 |
| 1953 | #22 | 14,627 | #1,592 | 23 |
| 1952 | #23 | 14,978 | #1,856 | 17 |
| 1951 | #21 | 15,958 | #1,553 | 23 |
| 1950 | #22 | 15,012 | #1,464 | 25 |
| 1949 | #24 | 14,453 | #1,754 | 18 |
| 1948 | #23 | 14,162 | #1,296 | 31 |
| 1947 | #22 | 15,409 | #1,297 | 32 |
| 1946 | #22 | 14,039 | #1,278 | 30 |
| 1945 | #24 | 10,781 | #1,406 | 22 |
| 1944 | #28 | 9,733 | #1,173 | 32 |
| 1943 | #26 | 10,651 | #1,088 | 39 |
| 1942 | #25 | 10,286 | #991 | 45 |
| 1941 | #22 | 10,061 | #1,051 | 38 |
| 1940 | #22 | 9,318 | #929 | 47 |
| 1939 | #24 | 8,778 | #1,052 | 37 |
| 1938 | #24 | 8,711 | #1,062 | 37 |
| 1937 | #25 | 7,768 | #1,119 | 34 |
| 1936 | #31 | 6,150 | #1,384 | 23 |
| 1935 | #47 | 4,442 | #1,584 | 19 |
| 1934 | #68 | 3,588 | #2,266 | 11 |
| 1933 | #81 | 3,061 | #2,738 | 8 |
| 1932 | #94 | 2,628 | #1,922 | 15 |
| 1931 | #104 | 2,287 | #2,328 | 11 |
| 1930 | #126 | 1,930 | #2,609 | 10 |
| 1929 | #136 | 1,690 | #3,959 | 5 |
| 1928 | #149 | 1,565 | #4,151 | 5 |
| 1927 | #159 | 1,468 | #3,780 | 6 |
| 1926 | #159 | 1,467 | #3,708 | 6 |
| 1925 | #157 | 1,510 | — | |
| 1924 | #187 | 1,175 | — | |
| 1923 | #233 | 787 | — | |
| 1922 | #239 | 745 | — | |
| 1921 | #246 | 732 | — | |
| 1920 | #254 | 670 | — | |
| 1919 | #263 | 589 | — | |
| 1918 | #280 | 510 | — | |
| 1917 | #289 | 455 | — | |
| 1916 | #314 | 372 | — | |
| 1915 | #353 | 285 | — | |
| 1914 | #353 | 225 | — | |
| 1913 | #386 | 157 | — | |
| 1912 | #387 | 142 | — | |
| 1911 | #374 | 117 | — | |
| 1910 | #417 | 89 | — | |
| 1909 | #413 | 78 | — | |
| 1908 | #468 | 59 | — | |
| 1907 | #580 | 40 | — | |
| 1906 | #477 | 51 | — | |
| 1905 | #528 | 42 | — | |
| 1904 | #559 | 36 | — | |
| 1903 | #549 | 35 | — | |
| 1902 | #478 | 43 | — | |
| 1901 | #520 | 34 | — | |
| 1900 | #567 | 37 | — | |
| 1899 | #906 | 13 | — | |
| 1898 | — | — | ||
| 1897 | — | — | ||
| 1896 | — | — | ||
| 1895 | — | — | ||
| 1894 | #1,485 | 5 | — | |
| 1893 | — | — | ||
| 1892 | — | — | ||
| 1891 | — | — | ||
| 1890 | — | — | ||
| 1889 | — | — | ||
| 1888 | — | — | ||
| 1887 | — | — | ||
| 1886 | — | — | ||
| 1885 | — | — | ||
| 1884 | — | — | ||
| 1883 | — | — | ||
| 1882 | — | — | ||
| 1881 | — | — | ||
| 1880 | — | — | ||
The first year at least five girls were named Janice! It came in at #1,485, and was given to 5 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1894–1898, when fewer than 6 girls a year got the name.
Where Janice is popular in 1985
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
- Hawaii#99 · 1 in 409
- New Mexico#142 · 1 in 640
- Nevada#207 · 1 in 960
- Mississippi#207 · 1 in 1,053
- Arkansas#234 · 1 in 1,411
Best ever in a state: #2 in North Dakota, 1938.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hawaii | #99 | 12 | 1 in 409 |
| New Mexico | #142 | 15 | 1 in 640 |
| Mississippi | #207 | 14 | 1 in 1,053 |
| Nevada | #207 | 5 | 1 in 960 |
| Arkansas | #234 | 9 | 1 in 1,411 |
| New York | #266 | 64 | 1 in 1,670 |
| South Carolina | #274 | 11 | 1 in 1,621 |
| New Jersey | #276 | 22 | 1 in 1,837 |
| Pennsylvania | #280 | 36 | 1 in 1,921 |
| Virginia | #283 | 19 | 1 in 1,734 |
| Florida | #288 | 35 | 1 in 1,864 |
| Kentucky | #298 | 10 | 1 in 2,125 |
| North Carolina | #300 | 17 | 1 in 2,091 |
| Ohio | #318 | 29 | 1 in 2,382 |
| Washington | #320 | 14 | 1 in 1,974 |
| Missouri | #321 | 14 | 1 in 2,299 |
| Oklahoma | #324 | 10 | 1 in 2,012 |
| Connecticut | #329 | 7 | 1 in 2,433 |
| Alabama | #330 | 10 | 1 in 2,179 |
| Indiana | #331 | 14 | 1 in 2,432 |
| Georgia | #333 | 17 | 1 in 2,182 |
| Arizona | #340 | 12 | 1 in 1,916 |
| Illinois | #345 | 31 | 1 in 2,355 |
| Massachusetts | #347 | 13 | 1 in 2,692 |
| Iowa | #368 | 6 | 1 in 2,875 |
| California | #371 | 92 | 1 in 2,198 |
| Louisiana | #381 | 13 | 1 in 2,314 |
| Utah | #392 | 6 | 1 in 2,391 |
| Maryland | #400 | 8 | 1 in 3,014 |
| Oregon | #406 | 6 | 1 in 2,606 |
| Texas | #430 | 48 | 1 in 2,778 |
| Tennessee | #435 | 8 | 1 in 3,472 |
| Colorado | #444 | 7 | 1 in 3,137 |
| Wisconsin | #513 | 6 | 1 in 5,107 |
| Michigan | #561 | 11 | 1 in 5,206 |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
| Delaware | — | — | — |
| District of Columbia | — | — | — |
| Idaho | — | — | — |
| Kansas | — | — | — |
| Maine | — | — | — |
| Minnesota | — | — | — |
| Montana | — | — | — |
| Nebraska | — | — | — |
| New Hampshire | — | — | — |
| North Dakota | — | — | — |
| Rhode Island | — | — | — |
| South Dakota | — | — | — |
| Vermont | — | — | — |
| West Virginia | — | — | — |
| Wyoming | — | — | — |
Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Janice
- 266 spots since 2024 (#2,248 → #2,514)
- 555 spots since 2020 (#1,959 → #2,514)
- 1,276 spots since 2015 (#1,238 → #2,514)
- Biggest jump: 339 spots in 1900 (#906 → #567)
- Biggest drop: 209 spots in 2010 (#842 → #1,051)
- Debuted 1894
- Peaked 1951 at #21 (15,958 births)
- Births halved by 1962, 11 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 36 yrs · run 1932–1967
- Top 1,000: 109 yrs · run 1899–2004
- Highest: 1 in 112 girls born in 1946 were named Janice (0.89%)
- Latest: 1 in 22,961 girls born in 2025 (0.00%)
- Its best rank, #21 in 1951, was only 1 in 113 (0.89%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
- 32.9% of all girls named Janice (133,620) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 18 | #906 (1899) | #1,196 |
| 1900s | 455 | #413 (1909) | #514 |
| 1910s | 2,941 | #263 (1919) | #342 |
| 1920s | 11,809 | #136 (1929) | #192 |
| 1930s | 49,343 | #24 (1939) | #62 |
| 1940s | 118,893 | #22 (1947) | #24 |
| 1950s | 133,620 | #21 (1951) | #27 |
| 1960s | 57,966 | #41 (1960) | #78 |
| 1970s | 14,833 | #145 (1970) | #192 |
| 1980s | 7,495 | #257 (1980) | #331 |
| 1990s | 3,951 | #476 (1990) | #600 |
| 2000s | 2,807 | #743 (2000) | #898 |
| 2010s | 1,792 | #1,051 (2010) | #1,324 |
| 2020s | 525 | #1,959 (2020) | #2,167 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Janice in 1985
Top girls' names in 1985
Top boys' names in 1985
More about 1985
girls
1,720,828 girls got a published name in 1985; 1 in 2,501 of them was named Janice, which outranked 97.3% of the 12,505 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 18.0% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,848,210 boys got a published name in 1985; 1 in 231,026 of them was named Janice, which outranked 38.1% of the 7,586 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 22.8% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).