Janice
A literary elaboration of Jane, from Paul Leicester Ford’s 1899 novel Janice Meredith.
Popularity, 1880–2025
Janice first shows up in the national records in 1894. It has ranked among the top 100 names for American girls in every year from 1932 to 1967. Its biggest year was 1951, when 15,958 newborn girls received the name, ranking it No. 21 nationally. All told, 407,605 Americans have been given the name since 1880.
Related names
Other spellings on record: Janis (49,015), Janise (2,084), Janyce (1,861), Janese (1,111), Jannice (656), Janece (643) (total births since 1880)
Other names that share a story: Jane
Explore Janice interactively →By the decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 18 | No. 906 |
| 1900s | 455 | No. 413 |
| 1910s | 2,941 | No. 263 |
| 1920s | 11,809 | No. 136 |
| 1930s | 49,343 | No. 24 |
| 1940s | 118,893 | No. 22 |
| 1950s | 133,620 | No. 21 |
| 1960s | 57,966 | No. 41 |
| 1970s | 14,833 | No. 145 |
| 1980s | 7,495 | No. 257 |
| 1990s | 3,951 | No. 476 |
| 2000s | 2,807 | No. 743 |
| 2010s | 1,792 | No. 1051 |
| 2020s | 525 | No. 1959 |
Births and rank shown for girls, the sex more often given the name. The Social Security Administration omits name–year combinations with fewer than five births.
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Data: U.S. Social Security Administration national baby-name file, 1880–2025.