Janice
Girl name · #2520 in 2025 · Very rare
Janice is currently the #2520 girl name in the United States — 70 babies received it in 2025. A decade ago it stood at #1238, so the name has been falling over the past ten years. Roughly one in every 25,714 girls born in 2025 was named Janice.
The 131-year story
Janice first appears in the Social Security records in 1894, when 5 girls received the name. Its peak came in 1951, when 15,958 girls were named Janice — good for #21 that year. Today's parents encounter it as a name from their grandparents’ generation, which is precisely the vintage window from which names get revived. Following the curve matters more than today's snapshot: a name's position on its rise-peak-decline arc is the best predictor of how common it will feel in a kindergarten class five years from now.
Babies named Janice per year. Source: SSA.
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Uniqueness: will there be another Janice in class?
On our rarity read — which blends how common Janice is today with its five-year momentum — the name reads as "very rare". A high score means genuine rarity — your Janice will likely be the only one in the room, with the occasional spelling-out as the price.
Where Janice is most common
State-level data for Janice is too sparse in 2025 to rank by rate — in most states its count falls below the SSA's per-state reporting threshold (counts under 5 are withheld).
Names like Janice
Statistically, parents drawn to Janice tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Joanne, Jackie, Jeanne, Yvonne, and Joyce.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Janice | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 70 | #2514 |
| 2024 | 83 | #2248 |
| 2023 | 98 | #2002 |
| 2022 | 90 | #2123 |
| 2021 | 87 | #2154 |
| 2020 | 97 | #1959 |
| 2019 | 141 | #1528 |
| 2018 | 154 | #1435 |
| 2017 | 148 | #1495 |
| 2016 | 165 | #1406 |
| 2015 | 198 | #1238 |
| 2014 | 178 | #1326 |
| 2013 | 188 | #1264 |
| 2012 | 192 | #1257 |
| 2011 | 192 | #1244 |
| 2010 | 236 | #1051 |
| 2009 | 331 | #842 |
| 2008 | 254 | #1030 |
| 2007 | 286 | #947 |
| 2006 | 260 | #996 |
| 2005 | 238 | #1021 |
| 2004 | 285 | #861 |
| 2003 | 245 | #954 |
| 2002 | 325 | #746 |
| 2001 | 273 | #837 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Janice a popular girl name?
Janice ranked #2520 among girls in 2025 with 70 babies given the name — outside the top 500, making it an uncommon pick. Ten years earlier it ranked #1238.
When was the name Janice most popular?
Janice peaked in 1951, when 15,958 American girls received the name (ranked #21 that year). Since 1951 the name has declined from that high.
How rare is the name Janice?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 25,714 newborn American girls was named Janice. On our rarity scale (rarity blended with momentum) we classify it as "very rare".
Data source: U.S. Social Security Administration name statistics, 1880–2025, national and state files. Counts reflect Social Security card applications; names with fewer than 5 occurrences in a state-year are suppressed by the SSA.