Janice Girl
How popular is Janice?
#2,514 girl name in 2025
70 baby girls were named Janice in the US in 2025, making it the 2514th most popular girl name.
278,765living people named Janice (est.)
72median age of people named Janice
407,605babies named Janice since 1880
1 in 47,362US babies born in 2025
Janice popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #2,514 for girls (▼ 266 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 70 girls |
| 10-year trend | Falling fast (-65% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #1,238 in 2015, #1,959 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 1951 (15,958 girls) |
| Highest rank | #21 in 1951 |
| First recorded | 1894 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 0% boys, 100% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.1% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Where Janice is most popular
Babies named Janice per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
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- New York: 0.1 per 1,000 (37 girls)
- California: 0.1 per 1,000 (72 girls)
- Texas: 0.1 per 1,000 (54 girls)
- Ohio: 0.0 per 1,000 (11 girls)
- Illinois: 0.0 per 1,000 (10 girls)
Janice by decade
| Decade | Baby girls | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 18 | #906 |
| 1900s | 455 | #413 |
| 1910s | 2,941 | #263 |
| 1920s | 11,809 | #136 |
| 1930s | 49,343 | #24 |
| 1940s | 118,893 | #22 |
| 1950s | 133,620 | #21 |
| 1960s | 57,966 | #41 |
| 1970s | 14,833 | #145 |
| 1980s | 7,495 | #257 |
| 1990s | 3,951 | #475 |
| 2000s | 2,807 | #743 |
| 2010s | 1,792 | #1,051 |
| 2020s | 525 | #1,959 |
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Questions
- Is Janice a boy or girl name?
- Janice is mostly a girl name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Janice were girls.
- How popular is the name Janice?
- 70 baby girls were named Janice in the US in 2025, making it the 2514th most popular girl name.
- When was Janice most popular?
- Janice peaked in 1951, when 15,958 girls were given the name. Its highest rank was #21 in 1951.
- How many people are named Janice?
- 407,605 babies have been named Janice in the US since 1880. We estimate about 278,765 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 72.
- Where is Janice most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Janice was most common in New York, at 0.1 of every 1,000 girls born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.