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#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201968peak #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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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 1968

  • 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: #274 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 1,470 girlsWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Janine, so not publishedIDMontana: #141 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 524 girlsMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Janine, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #217 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 1,339 girlsMNIllinois: #288 for girls · 44 births · 1 in 1,902 girlsILWisconsin: #303 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 2,505 girlsWIMichigan: #255 for girls · 42 births · 1 in 1,654 girlsMINew York: #141 for girls · 202 births · 1 in 674 girlsNYMassachusetts: #147 for girls · 52 births · 1 in 801 girlsMARhode Island: #176 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 1,065 girlsRIOregon: #383 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 2,621 girlsORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Janine, so not publishedNVWyoming: #106 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 276 girlsWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Janine, so not publishedSDIowa: #370 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 3,350 girlsIAIndiana: #426 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 3,979 girlsINOhio: #340 for girls · 31 births · 1 in 2,665 girlsOHPennsylvania: #168 for girls · 88 births · 1 in 957 girlsPANew Jersey: #168 for girls · 56 births · 1 in 862 girlsNJConnecticut: #239 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 1,357 girlsCTCalifornia: #239 for girls · 123 births · 1 in 1,250 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Janine, so not publishedUTColorado: #297 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 1,556 girlsCONebraska: #230 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 1,242 girlsNEMissouri: #393 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 3,288 girlsMOKentucky: fewer than 5 girls named Janine, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Janine, so not publishedWVVirginia: #568 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 6,591 girlsVAMaryland: #369 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 2,809 girlsMDDelaware: 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: #255 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 1,255 girlsKSArkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Janine, so not publishedARTennessee: fewer than 5 girls named Janine, so not publishedTNNorth Carolina: #656 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 7,856 girlsNCSouth 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: #610 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 5,050 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: fewer than 5 girls named Janine, so not publishedHITexas: #896 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 10,436 girlsTXFlorida: #372 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 2,485 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Wyoming#106 · 1 in 276
  2. Montana#141 · 1 in 524
  3. New York#141 · 1 in 674
  4. Massachusetts#147 · 1 in 801
  5. New Jersey#168 · 1 in 862

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Wyoming#10661 in 276
Montana#14181 in 524
New York#1412021 in 674
Massachusetts#147521 in 801
New Jersey#168561 in 862
Pennsylvania#168881 in 957
Rhode Island#17661 in 1,065
Minnesota#217211 in 1,339
Nebraska#23081 in 1,242
California#2391231 in 1,250
Connecticut#239151 in 1,357
Kansas#255111 in 1,255
Michigan#255421 in 1,654
Washington#274161 in 1,470
Illinois#288441 in 1,902
Colorado#297101 in 1,556
Wisconsin#303131 in 2,505
Ohio#340311 in 2,665
Maryland#36991 in 2,809
Iowa#37061 in 3,350
Florida#372171 in 2,485
Oregon#38351 in 2,621
Missouri#393101 in 3,288
Indiana#426101 in 3,979
Virginia#56851 in 6,591
Louisiana#61061 in 5,050
North Carolina#65651 in 7,856
Texas#89691 in 10,436
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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 1968

girls
#295
882 births · 1 in 1,860 girls

Top girls' names in 1968

  1. #1Lisa49,534
  2. #2Michelle33,223
  3. #3Kimberly31,906
  4. #4Jennifer26,853
  5. #5Melissa21,733
  6. #6Mary21,727
  7. #7Angela20,670
  8. #8Tammy20,058
  9. #9Karen19,560
  10. #10Susan19,503
  11. #295Janine882
More about 1968

girls

1,640,389 girls got a published name in 1968; 1 in 1,860 of them was named Janine, which outranked 96.4% of the 8,198 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. #292Cherie892
  2. #293Amber887
  3. #293Gretchen887
  4. #295Janine882
  5. #296Rosemary876
  6. #297Tammi873
  7. #298Bobbie871
Biggest movers since 1967
Risers
  1. ↑ 3,132Coretta#3,656 → #524
  2. ↑ 1,257Tamika#1,980 → #723
  3. ↑ 1,150Tamiko#1,702 → #552
  4. ↑ 607Chantel#1,348 → #741
  5. ↑ 490Chantal#1,441 → #951
Fallers
  1. ↓ 602Wende#857 → #1,459
  2. ↓ 545Zina#959 → #1,504
  3. ↓ 341Evonne#970 → #1,311
  4. ↓ 294Portia#902 → #1,196
  5. ↓ 285Mariann#973 → #1,258

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

See the top 100 for 1968 →