Fun Facts About the Name Janice
- An established favorite: Janice held a place in the U.S. top 100 for 36 consecutive years, from 1932 through 1967.
- More than 407 thousand babies named Janice: U.S. records list 407,602 babies given the name Janice from 1880 through 2025. Even 1,157 boys received the name Janice - about 1 boy for every 351 girls.
What Does the Name Janice Mean?
Janice is an English feminine given name meaning "God is gracious." It is a diminutive of Jane, the English feminine form of John. The ultimate origin is the Hebrew name Yochanan (יוֹחָנָן), which combines a shortened form of the divine name YHWH with the Hebrew root chanan, "to be gracious" or "to show favor." The Greek form Ioanna and the Latin form Johanna carried the name into medieval Europe; Old French Jehanne became English Jane. The ending -ice is a common feminine name ending in English, as in Alice and Beatrice; in Janice it is attached to Jan, a short form of Jane. The literal sense is a statement about God's graciousness, not a description of the person who bears the name.
Janice Name History & Origins
Janice belongs to the family of English feminine names derived from John. John comes from the Hebrew Yochanan by way of Greek Ioanna and Latin Johanna. Old French developed Jehanne, which entered English as Jane. Jane was established in England by the 16th century. Janice is a later diminutive formed from Jan, a short form of Jane, plus the ending -ice. The variant spelling Janis is also used in English. As an English given name, Janice is distinct from the similar-looking Janus, the Roman god, and from January; those names have different origins.
How Popular is the Name Janice?
Janice remained among the top 100 girl names in the U.S. from 1932 to 1967. Its highest annual birth count was in 1951, and people born that year turn 75 in 2026.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #2,522 | 70 | 0.0044% |
| 2024 | #2,250 | 83 | 0.0051% |
| 2023 | #2,007 | 98 | 0.0061% |
| 2022 | #2,129 | 90 | 0.0055% |
| 2021 | #2,175 | 86 | 0.0052% |
| 2020 | #1,962 | 97 | 0.0060% |
| 2019 | #1,532 | 141 | 0.0084% |
| 2018 | #1,435 | 154 | 0.0091% |
| 2017 | #1,501 | 148 | 0.0086% |
| 2016 | #1,407 | 165 | 0.0093% |
| 2015 | #1,238 | 198 | 0.0111% |
| 2014 | #1,330 | 178 | 0.0100% |
| 2013 | #1,264 | 188 | 0.0107% |
| 2012 | #1,260 | 192 | 0.0109% |
| 2011 | #1,245 | 192 | 0.0109% |
| 2010 | #1,052 | 236 | 0.0133% |
| 2009 | #844 | 331 | 0.0180% |
| 2008 | #1,032 | 254 | 0.0134% |
| 2007 | #948 | 286 | 0.0149% |
| 2006 | #996 | 260 | 0.0137% |
| 2005 | #1,022 | 238 | 0.0129% |
| 2004 | #862 | 285 | 0.0155% |
| 2003 | #956 | 245 | 0.0134% |
| 2002 | #747 | 325 | 0.0181% |
| 2001 | #839 | 273 | 0.0152% |
| 2000 | #744 | 310 | 0.0171% |
| 1999 | #753 | 298 | 0.0168% |
| 1998 | #713 | 311 | 0.0176% |
| 1997 | #692 | 311 | 0.0179% |
| 1996 | #658 | 338 | 0.0193% |
| 1995 | #613 | 362 | 0.0206% |
| 1994 | #562 | 420 | 0.0235% |
| 1993 | #533 | 450 | 0.0249% |
| 1992 | #514 | 463 | 0.0251% |
| 1991 | #492 | 484 | 0.0258% |
| 1990 | #477 | 514 | 0.0271% |
| 1989 | #446 | 546 | 0.0296% |
| 1988 | #380 | 631 | 0.0354% |
| 1987 | #356 | 669 | 0.0385% |
| 1986 | #361 | 657 | 0.0383% |
| 1985 | #342 | 688 | 0.0400% |
| 1984 | #313 | 758 | 0.0450% |
| 1983 | #301 | 772 | 0.0462% |
| 1982 | #276 | 880 | 0.0520% |
| 1981 | #277 | 890 | 0.0534% |
| 1980 | #257 | 1,004 | 0.0605% |
| 1979 | #240 | 1,078 | 0.0672% |
| 1978 | #216 | 1,162 | 0.0759% |
| 1977 | #215 | 1,143 | 0.0746% |
| 1976 | #213 | 1,155 | 0.0788% |
| 1975 | #191 | 1,310 | 0.0899% |
| 1974 | #193 | 1,323 | 0.0902% |
| 1973 | #182 | 1,475 | 0.1012% |
| 1972 | #171 | 1,713 | 0.1126% |
| 1971 | #151 | 2,144 | 0.1289% |
| 1970 | #145 | 2,331 | 0.1333% |
| 1969 | #131 | 2,631 | 0.1560% |
| 1968 | #110 | 3,043 | 0.1855% |
| 1967 | #99 | 3,514 | 0.2128% |
| 1966 | #80 | 4,345 | 0.2568% |
| 1965 | #73 | 5,031 | 0.2850% |
| 1964 | #69 | 6,162 | 0.3252% |
| 1963 | #63 | 7,072 | 0.3669% |
| 1962 | #58 | 7,822 | 0.3977% |
| 1961 | #52 | 8,724 | 0.4322% |
| 1960 | #41 | 9,621 | 0.4758% |
| 1959 | #37 | 10,489 | 0.5184% |
| 1958 | #35 | 10,888 | 0.5413% |
| 1957 | #32 | 11,968 | 0.5853% |
| 1956 | #26 | 13,017 | 0.6483% |
| 1955 | #25 | 13,178 | 0.6740% |
| 1954 | #25 | 13,505 | 0.6954% |
| 1953 | #22 | 14,627 | 0.7775% |
| 1952 | #23 | 14,978 | 0.8077% |
| 1951 | #21 | 15,959 | 0.8862% |
| 1950 | #22 | 15,010 | 0.8762% |
| 1949 | #24 | 14,453 | 0.8448% |
| 1948 | #23 | 14,162 | 0.8341% |
| 1947 | #22 | 15,409 | 0.8692% |
| 1946 | #22 | 14,038 | 0.8934% |
| 1945 | #24 | 10,782 | 0.8249% |
| 1944 | #28 | 9,732 | 0.7333% |
| 1943 | #26 | 10,651 | 0.7634% |
| 1942 | #25 | 10,286 | 0.7615% |
| 1941 | #22 | 10,061 | 0.8328% |
| 1940 | #22 | 9,318 | 0.8149% |
| 1939 | #24 | 8,779 | 0.8006% |
| 1938 | #24 | 8,711 | 0.7894% |
| 1937 | #25 | 7,768 | 0.7300% |
| 1936 | #31 | 6,149 | 0.5910% |
| 1935 | #47 | 4,442 | 0.4236% |
| 1934 | #68 | 3,588 | 0.3436% |
| 1933 | #81 | 3,061 | 0.3037% |
| 1932 | #94 | 2,628 | 0.2463% |
| 1931 | #104 | 2,287 | 0.2148% |
| 1930 | #126 | 1,930 | 0.1714% |
| 1929 | #136 | 1,690 | 0.1514% |
| 1928 | #149 | 1,565 | 0.1357% |
| 1927 | #159 | 1,468 | 0.1231% |
| 1926 | #159 | 1,467 | 0.1238% |
| 1925 | #157 | 1,510 | 0.1240% |
| 1924 | #187 | 1,175 | 0.0941% |
| 1923 | #233 | 787 | 0.0652% |
| 1922 | #239 | 745 | 0.0620% |
| 1921 | #246 | 732 | 0.0594% |
| 1920 | #254 | 670 | 0.0559% |
| 1919 | #264 | 589 | 0.0521% |
| 1918 | #280 | 510 | 0.0441% |
| 1917 | #289 | 455 | 0.0421% |
| 1916 | #314 | 372 | 0.0356% |
| 1915 | #353 | 285 | 0.0290% |
| 1914 | #354 | 225 | 0.0295% |
| 1913 | #386 | 157 | 0.0251% |
| 1912 | #388 | 142 | 0.0254% |
| 1911 | #375 | 117 | 0.0280% |
| 1910 | #418 | 89 | 0.0224% |
| 1909 | #415 | 78 | 0.0225% |
| 1908 | #471 | 59 | 0.0176% |
| 1907 | #581 | 40 | 0.0126% |
| 1906 | #481 | 51 | 0.0173% |
| 1905 | #534 | 42 | 0.0144% |
| 1904 | #566 | 36 | 0.0131% |
| 1903 | #552 | 35 | 0.0134% |
| 1902 | #483 | 43 | 0.0163% |
| 1901 | #525 | 34 | 0.0142% |
| 1900 | #572 | 37 | 0.0123% |
| 1899 | #920 | 13 | 0.0056% |
| 1894 | #1,585 | 5 | 0.0022% |
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | #7,775 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1987 | #6,448 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1986 | #4,631 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1985 | #4,885 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1983 | #5,797 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1979 | #5,660 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1978 | #4,758 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1976 | #5,980 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1975 | #5,076 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 1974 | #4,888 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 1973 | #3,108 | 11 | 0.0007% |
| 1972 | #2,585 | 14 | 0.0009% |
| 1971 | #2,500 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 1970 | #2,560 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 1969 | #3,180 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1968 | #2,652 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1967 | #2,679 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 1966 | #2,279 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 1965 | #1,831 | 19 | 0.0010% |
| 1964 | #1,520 | 27 | 0.0014% |
| 1963 | #1,524 | 27 | 0.0013% |
| 1962 | #1,643 | 24 | 0.0012% |
| 1961 | #1,424 | 32 | 0.0015% |
| 1960 | #1,171 | 45 | 0.0021% |
| 1959 | #1,538 | 27 | 0.0013% |
| 1958 | #1,501 | 28 | 0.0013% |
| 1957 | #1,604 | 25 | 0.0012% |
| 1956 | #1,403 | 31 | 0.0015% |
| 1955 | #1,247 | 37 | 0.0018% |
| 1954 | #1,540 | 25 | 0.0012% |
| 1953 | #1,611 | 23 | 0.0012% |
| 1952 | #1,899 | 17 | 0.0009% |
| 1951 | #1,575 | 23 | 0.0012% |
| 1950 | #1,483 | 25 | 0.0014% |
| 1949 | #1,791 | 18 | 0.0010% |
| 1948 | #1,307 | 31 | 0.0018% |
| 1947 | #1,309 | 32 | 0.0017% |
| 1946 | #1,288 | 30 | 0.0018% |
| 1945 | #1,428 | 22 | 0.0016% |
| 1944 | #1,179 | 32 | 0.0023% |
| 1943 | #1,094 | 39 | 0.0027% |
| 1942 | #995 | 45 | 0.0033% |
| 1941 | #1,060 | 38 | 0.0031% |
| 1940 | #933 | 47 | 0.0041% |
| 1939 | #1,062 | 37 | 0.0033% |
| 1938 | #1,068 | 37 | 0.0033% |
| 1937 | #1,136 | 34 | 0.0032% |
| 1936 | #1,404 | 23 | 0.0022% |
| 1935 | #1,625 | 19 | 0.0018% |
| 1934 | #2,332 | 11 | 0.0011% |
| 1933 | #2,862 | 8 | 0.0008% |
| 1932 | #1,958 | 15 | 0.0014% |
| 1931 | #2,388 | 11 | 0.0011% |
| 1930 | #2,687 | 10 | 0.0009% |
| 1929 | #4,266 | 5 | 0.0005% |
| 1928 | #4,433 | 5 | 0.0005% |
| 1927 | #3,970 | 6 | 0.0005% |
| 1926 | #3,944 | 6 | 0.0005% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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How the Name Janice Shapes Your Personality and Life?
You are honest, benevolent, brilliant and often inventive, full of high inspirations. You are courageous, honest, determined, original and creative. You are a leader, especially for a cause. Sometimes you do not care to finish what you start, and may leave details to others. You can do well in position of authority, and prospers in intellectual and professional fields. You are bold, independent, inquisitive and interested in research. You know what you want and why you want it.
You find the best contentment in life when you own your own home and provide well for your family and loved ones. You have a great sense of responsibility and duty. You are comforting, appreciative and affectionate. Your obligation in life is to hold justice and truth, and if you follow the Law, you can find the great happiness and satisfaction.
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