Janis Girl
How popular is Janis?
#9,454 girl name in 2025
10 baby girls were named Janis in the US in 2025, making it the 9454th most popular girl name.
34,209living people named Janis (est.)
73median age of people named Janis
49,015babies named Janis since 1880
1 in 331,534US babies born in 2025
Janis popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #9,454 for girls (▼ 513 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 10 girls |
| 10-year trend | Falling fast (-67% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #4,583 in 2015, #10,245 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 1947 (3,205 girls) |
| Highest rank | #108 in 1947 |
| First recorded | 1909 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 7% boys, 93% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Janis counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Janis family of names ranked #4,139 for girls in 2025 (#4,269 the year before), with 18 babies in all.
| Spelling | Girls in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Janis | 10 | 56% |
| Janise | 8 | 44% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Janis by decade
| Decade | Baby girls | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 6 | #1,957 |
| 1910s | 389 | #792 |
| 1920s | 1,474 | #437 |
| 1930s | 4,633 | #226 |
| 1940s | 14,862 | #108 |
| 1950s | 18,673 | #131 |
| 1960s | 4,968 | #321 |
| 1970s | 1,853 | #608 |
| 1980s | 865 | #1,034 |
| 1990s | 461 | #2,376 |
| 2000s | 343 | #3,192 |
| 2010s | 253 | #4,022 |
| 2020s | 61 | #8,941 |
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Questions
- Is Janis a boy or girl name?
- Janis is mostly a girl name. Over the last 10 years, 93% of babies named Janis were girls.
- How popular is the name Janis?
- 10 baby girls were named Janis in the US in 2025, making it the 9454th most popular girl name.
- When was Janis most popular?
- Janis peaked in 1947, when 3,205 girls were given the name. Its highest rank was #108 in 1947.
- How many people are named Janis?
- 49,015 babies have been named Janis in the US since 1880. We estimate about 34,209 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 73.
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.