Janine

#5,722 for girls in 2025, 21 births · Last seen for boys in 1967 at #3,559
Given to girls >99.9% of the time

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Peak · girls
1960 · 1,380 births
Debut · girls
7 births
In top 100 · girls
never
of 146 years
Total births · girls
33,508
since 1914

Janine over time

girls

Rank among girls' names. Janine has never cracked the top 200 here.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201947peak #231, 1960girls
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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2025#5,72221—
2024#5,96220—
2023#5,96020—
2022#5,30924—
2021#4,41331—
2020#5,16824—
2019#4,90927—
2018#3,00454—
2017#3,91938—
2016#3,70741—
2015#3,25450—
2014#4,76829—
2013#3,40446—
2012#2,93558—
2011#4,24434—
2010#3,51645—
2009#2,82662—
2008#3,93640—
2007#2,61670—
2006#3,09054—
2005#2,08889—
2004#1,855102—
2003#1,92594—
2002#1,86695—
2001#1,765101—
2000#1,674105—
1999#1,431122—
1998#1,382124—
1997#1,273138—
1996#1,079171—
1995#1,023178—
1994#961193—
1993#803250—
1992#734288—
1991#734283—
1990#659337—
1989#639328—
1988#565366—
1987#575345—
1986#540376—
1985#484426—
1984#422507—
1983#401541—
1982#410560—
1981#429496—
1980#427507—
1979#410524—
1978#417484—
1977#422480—
1976#408495—
1975#410491—
1974#385541—
1973#365584—
1972#367594—
1971#321830—
1970#2811,044—
1969#303893—
1968#295882—
1967#2591,056#3,5596
1966#2381,238#3,9485
1965#2321,357—
1964#2511,240—
1963#2611,135—
1962#2461,289—
1961#2421,288—
1960#2311,380—
1959#340774—
1958#445459—
1957#376581—
1956#363578—
1955#314745—
1954#297813—
1953#311694—
1952#346564—
1951#401421—
1950#446327—
1949#504258—
1948#482277—
1947#479293—
1946#583188—
1945#77393—
1944#1,02958—
1943#99264—
1942#1,04656—
1941#1,27136—
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1939#95355—
1938#93158—
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1934#1,07942—
1933#1,40027—
1932#1,21335—
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1930#1,46028—
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First appearance
1914

The first year at least five girls were named Janine! It came in at #2,876, and was given to 7 baby girls.


Quietest stretch: 1915–1922, when fewer than 6 girls a year got the name.

Where Janine is popular in 1947

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Janine, so not publishedAKMaine: #202 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 1,429 girlsMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Janine, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Janine, so not publishedNHWashington: #316 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 2,869 girlsWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Janine, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Janine, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Janine, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #290 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 3,299 girlsMNIllinois: #342 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 3,839 girlsILWisconsin: #314 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 4,133 girlsWIMichigan: #324 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 3,827 girlsMINew York: #395 for girls · 30 births · 1 in 5,014 girlsNYMassachusetts: #236 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 2,882 girlsMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Janine, so not publishedRIOregon: #233 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 1,703 girlsORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Janine, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Janine, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Janine, so not publishedSDIowa: #217 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 1,893 girlsIAIndiana: fewer than 5 girls named Janine, so not publishedINOhio: #381 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 5,006 girlsOHPennsylvania: #468 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 8,120 girlsPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 girls named Janine, so not publishedNJConnecticut: #256 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 2,777 girlsCTCalifornia: #330 for girls · 40 births · 1 in 2,822 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Janine, so not publishedUTColorado: fewer than 5 girls named Janine, so not publishedCONebraska: #277 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 2,694 girlsNEMissouri: fewer than 5 girls named Janine, so not publishedMOKentucky: fewer than 5 girls named Janine, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Janine, so not publishedWVVirginia: fewer than 5 girls named Janine, so not publishedVAMaryland: fewer than 5 girls named Janine, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Janine, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 girls named Janine, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Janine, so not publishedNMKansas: fewer than 5 girls named Janine, so not publishedKSArkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Janine, so not publishedARTennessee: fewer than 5 girls named Janine, so not publishedTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Janine, so not publishedNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Janine, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: #276 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 2,342 girlsDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 girls named Janine, so not publishedOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 girls named Janine, so not publishedLAMississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Janine, so not publishedMSAlabama: fewer than 5 girls named Janine, so not publishedALGeorgia: fewer than 5 girls named Janine, so not publishedGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Janine, so not publishedHITexas: #1,041 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 18,343 girlsTXFlorida: #474 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 5,421 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Maine#202 · 1 in 1,429
  2. Iowa#217 · 1 in 1,893
  3. Oregon#233 · 1 in 1,703
  4. Massachusetts#236 · 1 in 2,882
  5. Connecticut#256 · 1 in 2,777

Best ever in a state: #106 in Wyoming, 1968.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Maine#20271 in 1,429
Iowa#217151 in 1,893
Oregon#23391 in 1,703
Massachusetts#236171 in 2,882
Connecticut#25671 in 2,777
District of Columbia#27651 in 2,342
Nebraska#27751 in 2,694
Minnesota#290101 in 3,299
Wisconsin#31491 in 4,133
Washington#31691 in 2,869
Michigan#324191 in 3,827
California#330401 in 2,822
Illinois#342231 in 3,839
Ohio#381181 in 5,006
New York#395301 in 5,014
Pennsylvania#468141 in 8,120
Florida#47451 in 5,421
Texas#1,04151 in 18,343
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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 Janine
Momentum · girls
Holding steady
  • 240 spots since 2024 (#5,962 → #5,722)
  • 554 spots since 2020 (#5,168 → #5,722)
  • 2,468 spots since 2015 (#3,254 → #5,722)
  • Biggest jump: 399 spots in 1938 (#1,330 → #931)
  • Biggest drop: 158 spots in 1994 (#803 → #961)
Rise & fade · girls
46 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1914
  • Peaked 1960 at #231 (1,380 births)
  • Births halved by 1972, 12 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 53 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 53 yrs · run 1945–1994
Share of babies · girls
1 in 1,301
  • Highest: 1 in 1,301 girls born in 1965 were named Janine (0.08%)
  • Latest: 1 in 76,537 girls born in 2025 (0.00%)
  • Its best rank, #231 in 1960, was only 1 in 1,465 (0.07%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
Era · girls
The 1960s
  • 35.1% of all girls named Janine (11,758) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1910s22#2,876 (1914)#4,138
1920s56#1,447 (1929)#3,542
1930s371#931 (1938)#1,223
1940s1,368#479 (1947)#824
1950s5,956#297 (1954)#364
1960s11,758#231 (1960)#256
1970s6,067#281 (1970)#379
1980s4,452#401 (1983)#489
1990s2,084#659 (1990)#1,008
2000s812#1,674 (2000)#2,364
2010s422#2,935 (2012)#3,766
2020s140#4,413 (2021)#5,422

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.

Janine in 1947

girls
#479
293 births · 1 in 6,050 girls

Top girls' names in 1947

  1. #1Linda99,692
  2. #2Mary71,690
  3. #3Patricia51,278
  4. #4Barbara48,800
  5. #5Sandra34,779
  6. #6Carol33,543
  7. #7Nancy32,445
  8. #8Susan31,952
  9. #9Sharon28,533
  10. #10Donna23,517
  11. #479Janine293
More about 1947

girls

1,772,766 girls got a published name in 1947; 1 in 6,050 of them was named Janine, which outranked 92.2% of the 6,104 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 25.7% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Janine
  1. #475Pearlie300
  2. #477Ladonna299
  3. #478Francis297
  4. #479Janine293
  5. #479Antonia293
  6. #481Terrie292
  7. #482Delois290
  8. #482Elva290

Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1946
Risers
  1. ↑ 417Michaele#1,276 → #859
  2. ↑ 385Carlotta#997 → #612
  3. ↑ 332Ricki#1,290 → #958
  4. ↑ 300Daria#1,220 → #920
  5. ↑ 290Ivy#1,087 → #797
Fallers
  1. ↓ 341Merlene#961 → #1,302
  2. ↓ 285Beatriz#985 → #1,270
  3. ↓ 276Ruthanne#874 → #1,150
  4. ↓ 253Estela#897 → #1,150
  5. ↓ 242Verla#885 → #1,127

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1947 →