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#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201963peak #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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Yeargirlsboys
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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—
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—
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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 1963

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Janine, so not publishedAKMaine: #269 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 1,864 girlsMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Janine, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: #164 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 775 girlsNHWashington: #178 for girls · 33 births · 1 in 776 girlsWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Janine, so not publishedIDMontana: #161 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 573 girlsMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Janine, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #167 for girls · 43 births · 1 in 826 girlsMNIllinois: #234 for girls · 70 births · 1 in 1,416 girlsILWisconsin: #266 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 2,147 girlsWIMichigan: #220 for girls · 65 births · 1 in 1,232 girlsMINew York: #179 for girls · 181 births · 1 in 902 girlsNYMassachusetts: #174 for girls · 48 births · 1 in 1,078 girlsMARhode Island: #196 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 1,292 girlsRIOregon: #286 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 1,597 girlsORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Janine, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Janine, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: #201 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 932 girlsSDIowa: #244 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 1,584 girlsIAIndiana: #290 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 2,047 girlsINOhio: #241 for girls · 62 births · 1 in 1,545 girlsOHPennsylvania: #213 for girls · 79 births · 1 in 1,288 girlsPANew Jersey: #191 for girls · 56 births · 1 in 1,027 girlsNJConnecticut: #259 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 1,736 girlsCTCalifornia: #235 for girls · 150 births · 1 in 1,161 girlsCAUtah: #259 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 1,242 girlsUTColorado: #263 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 1,347 girlsCONebraska: #259 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 1,538 girlsNEMissouri: #292 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 2,162 girlsMOKentucky: fewer than 5 girls named Janine, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Janine, so not publishedWVVirginia: #357 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 2,842 girlsVAMaryland: #278 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 1,867 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Janine, so not publishedDEArizona: #300 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 1,505 girlsAZNew Mexico: #344 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 1,836 girlsNMKansas: #286 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 1,861 girlsKSArkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Janine, so not publishedARTennessee: #537 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 5,790 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #382 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 3,311 girlsNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Janine, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: #255 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 1,426 girlsDCOklahoma: #488 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 4,027 girlsOKLouisiana: #446 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 3,286 girlsLAMississippi: 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: #233 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 869 girlsHITexas: #596 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 5,359 girlsTXFlorida: #389 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 2,854 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Montana#161 · 1 in 573
  2. New Hampshire#164 · 1 in 775
  3. Minnesota#167 · 1 in 826
  4. Massachusetts#174 · 1 in 1,078
  5. Washington#178 · 1 in 776

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Montana#161101 in 573
New Hampshire#16471 in 775
Minnesota#167431 in 826
Massachusetts#174481 in 1,078
Washington#178331 in 776
New York#1791811 in 902
New Jersey#191561 in 1,027
Rhode Island#19661 in 1,292
South Dakota#20171 in 932
Pennsylvania#213791 in 1,288
Michigan#220651 in 1,232
Hawaii#23371 in 869
Illinois#234701 in 1,416
California#2351501 in 1,161
Ohio#241621 in 1,545
Iowa#244161 in 1,584
District of Columbia#25591 in 1,426
Connecticut#259141 in 1,736
Nebraska#25991 in 1,538
Utah#25981 in 1,242
Colorado#263141 in 1,347
Wisconsin#266191 in 2,147
Maine#26951 in 1,864
Maryland#278161 in 1,867
Kansas#286101 in 1,861
Oregon#28691 in 1,597
Indiana#290231 in 2,047
Missouri#292191 in 2,162
Arizona#300101 in 1,505
New Mexico#34461 in 1,836
Virginia#357141 in 2,842
North Carolina#382141 in 3,311
Florida#389171 in 2,854
Louisiana#446111 in 3,286
Oklahoma#48851 in 4,027
Tennessee#53761 in 5,790
Texas#596201 in 5,359
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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 1963

girls
#261
1,135 births · 1 in 1,698 girls

Top girls' names in 1963

  1. #1Lisa56,047
  2. #2Mary41,546
  3. #3Susan33,991
  4. #4Karen32,492
  5. #5Linda27,727
  6. #6Donna25,405
  7. #7Patricia25,374
  8. #8Lori23,899
  9. #9Sandra21,621
  10. #10Cynthia21,589
  11. #261Janine1,135
More about 1963

girls

1,927,507 girls got a published name in 1963; 1 in 1,698 of them was named Janine, which outranked 96.6% of the 7,661 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.1% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Janine
  1. #258Kerry1,163
  2. #258Lillian1,163
  3. #260Carole1,152
  4. #261Janine1,135
  5. #262Tara1,128
  6. #263Esther1,123
  7. #264Annie1,120
Biggest movers since 1962
Risers
  1. ↑ 631Zena#1,323 → #692
  2. ↑ 623Zina#992 → #369
  3. ↑ 540Trisha#1,020 → #480
  4. ↑ 457Shirl#1,304 → #847
  5. ↑ 396Glynis#992 → #596
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,195Marnita#727 → #1,922
  2. ↓ 255Velvet#623 → #878
  3. ↓ 235Delphine#904 → #1,139
  4. ↓ 224Rosita#934 → #1,158
  5. ↓ 197Lindy#885 → #1,082

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

See the top 100 for 1963 →