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

Showing
Show data for
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#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201949peak #231, 1960girls
Hover or use arrow keys to read values by year; click or press Enter to open that year.

Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

Show data table
Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
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—
1940#1,08045—
1939#95355—
1938#93158—
1937#1,33030—
1936#1,18636—
1935#1,30731—
1934#1,07942—
1933#1,40027—
1932#1,21335—
1931#1,37529—
1930#1,46028—
1929#1,44728—
1928#2,95410—
1927——
1926#3,8737—
1925——
1924#5,0615—
1923#4,3766—
1922——
1921——
1920——
1919——
1918#4,8095—
1917#4,5945—
1916——
1915#4,2745—
1914#2,8767—
1913——
1912——
1911——
1910——
1909——
1908——
1907——
1906——
1905——
1904——
1903——
1902——
1901——
1900——
1899——
1898——
1897——
1896——
1895——
1894——
1893——
1892——
1891——
1890——
1889——
1888——
1887——
1886——
1885——
1884——
1883——
1882——
1881——
1880——
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 1949

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Janine, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Janine, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Janine, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Janine, so not publishedNHWashington: #306 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 2,512 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: #330 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 4,062 girlsMNIllinois: #307 for girls · 27 births · 1 in 3,178 girlsILWisconsin: #267 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 3,076 girlsWIMichigan: #328 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 3,720 girlsMINew York: #467 for girls · 22 births · 1 in 6,450 girlsNYMassachusetts: #257 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 3,194 girlsMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Janine, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 girls named Janine, so not publishedORNevada: 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: fewer than 5 girls named Janine, so not publishedIAIndiana: #402 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 5,250 girlsINOhio: #391 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 5,420 girlsOHPennsylvania: #483 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 8,559 girlsPANew Jersey: #338 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 4,245 girlsNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Janine, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #436 for girls · 25 births · 1 in 4,529 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Janine, so not publishedUTColorado: #299 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 2,375 girlsCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Janine, so not publishedNEMissouri: #472 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 6,458 girlsMOKentucky: 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: fewer than 5 girls named Janine, so not publishedDCOklahoma: 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: #881 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 13,533 girlsTXFlorida: fewer than 5 girls named Janine, so not publishedFL

Hover or tap a state for its numbers.

Top states · girls
  1. Massachusetts#257 · 1 in 3,194
  2. Wisconsin#267 · 1 in 3,076
  3. Colorado#299 · 1 in 2,375
  4. Washington#306 · 1 in 2,512
  5. Illinois#307 · 1 in 3,178

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Massachusetts#257141 in 3,194
Wisconsin#267121 in 3,076
Colorado#29961 in 2,375
Washington#306101 in 2,512
Illinois#307271 in 3,178
Michigan#328191 in 3,720
Minnesota#33081 in 4,062
New Jersey#338101 in 4,245
Ohio#391161 in 5,420
Indiana#40281 in 5,250
California#436251 in 4,529
New York#467221 in 6,450
Missouri#47261 in 6,458
Pennsylvania#483121 in 8,559
Texas#88171 in 13,533
Alabama———
Alaska———
Arizona———
Arkansas———
Connecticut———
Delaware———
District of Columbia———
Florida———
Georgia———
Hawaii———
Idaho———
Iowa———
Kansas———
Kentucky———
Louisiana———
Maine———
Maryland———
Mississippi———
Montana———
Nebraska———
Nevada———
New Hampshire———
New Mexico———
North Carolina———
North Dakota———
Oklahoma———
Oregon———
Rhode Island———
South Carolina———
South Dakota———
Tennessee———
Utah———
Vermont———
Virginia———
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 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 1949

girls
#504
258 births · 1 in 6,631 girls

Top girls' names in 1949

  1. #1Linda91,015
  2. #2Mary66,874
  3. #3Patricia46,324
  4. #4Barbara42,600
  5. #5Susan37,709
  6. #6Sandra30,643
  7. #7Nancy29,249
  8. #8Carol26,780
  9. #9Kathleen26,357
  10. #10Sharon25,713
  11. #504Janine258
More about 1949

girls

1,710,877 girls got a published name in 1949; 1 in 6,631 of them was named Janine, which outranked 91.7% of the 6,066 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 24.7% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Janine
  1. #500Suzan263
  2. #502Janelle262
  3. #503Jewell260
  4. #504Janine258
  5. #504Dolly258
  6. #506James257
  7. #506Kristina257
  8. #508Francis256

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

Biggest movers since 1948
Risers
  1. ↑ 937Sharman#1,708 → #771
  2. ↑ 665Roseanna#1,422 → #757
  3. ↑ 483Shauna#1,173 → #690
  4. ↑ 293Jacalyn#1,116 → #823
  5. ↑ 267Sanjuana#1,185 → #918
Fallers
  1. ↓ 339Sandie#939 → #1,278
  2. ↓ 296Syble#955 → #1,251
  3. ↓ 272Shirleen#964 → #1,236
  4. ↓ 266Ginny#734 → #1,000
  5. ↓ 260Dina#861 → #1,121

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

See the top 100 for 1949 →