Is Janice a boy or girl name?
Janice is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 83 girls and 0 boys were named Janice, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 99.7% of the 407,532 US babies named Janice were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #2,250
- Babies named Janice since 1894
- 407,532
- Most popular year
- 1951
- 15,982 babies
Boys and girls named Janice, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 0 | 18 | 100% |
| 1900s | 0 | 455 | 100% |
| 1910s | 0 | 2,941 | 100% |
| 1920s | 22 | 11,809 | 99.8% |
| 1930s | 205 | 49,343 | 99.6% |
| 1940s | 334 | 118,892 | 99.7% |
| 1950s | 261 | 133,619 | 99.8% |
| 1960s | 217 | 57,965 | 99.6% |
| 1970s | 84 | 14,834 | 99.4% |
| 1980s | 34 | 7,495 | 99.5% |
| 1990s | 0 | 3,951 | 100% |
| 2000s | 0 | 2,807 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 1,792 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 454 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 83 | #2,250 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 98 | #2,007 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 90 | #2,129 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 86 | #2,175 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 97 | #1,962 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 141 | #1,532 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 154 | #1,435 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 148 | #1,501 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 165 | #1,407 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 198 | #1,238 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 178 | #1,330 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 188 | #1,264 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 192 | #1,260 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 192 | #1,245 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 236 | #1,052 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 331 | #844 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 254 | #1,032 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 286 | #948 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 260 | #996 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 238 | #1,022 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 285 | #862 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 245 | #956 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 325 | #747 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 273 | #839 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 310 | #744 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 298 | #753 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 311 | #713 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 311 | #692 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 338 | #658 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 362 | #613 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 420 | #562 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 450 | #533 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 463 | #514 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 484 | #492 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 514 | #477 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 546 | #446 |
| 1988 | 5 | #7,775 | 631 | #380 |
| 1987 | 6 | #6,448 | 669 | #356 |
| 1986 | 9 | #4,631 | 657 | #361 |
| 1985 | 8 | #4,885 | 688 | #342 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 758 | #313 |
| 1983 | 6 | #5,797 | 772 | #301 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 880 | #276 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 890 | #277 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 1,004 | #257 |
| 1979 | 6 | #5,660 | 1,078 | #240 |
| 1978 | 7 | #4,758 | 1,162 | #216 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 1,143 | #215 |
| 1976 | 5 | #5,980 | 1,155 | #213 |
| 1975 | 6 | #5,076 | 1,310 | #191 |
| 1974 | 6 | #4,888 | 1,323 | #193 |
| 1973 | 11 | #3,108 | 1,475 | #182 |
| 1972 | 14 | #2,585 | 1,713 | #171 |
| 1971 | 15 | #2,500 | 2,144 | #151 |
| 1970 | 14 | #2,560 | 2,331 | #145 |
| 1969 | 9 | #3,180 | 2,631 | #131 |
| 1968 | 11 | #2,652 | 3,043 | #110 |
| 1967 | 10 | #2,679 | 3,514 | #99 |
| 1966 | 13 | #2,279 | 4,345 | #80 |
| 1965 | 19 | #1,831 | 5,031 | #73 |
| 1964 | 27 | #1,520 | 6,162 | #69 |
| 1963 | 27 | #1,524 | 7,072 | #63 |
| 1962 | 24 | #1,643 | 7,822 | #58 |
| 1961 | 32 | #1,424 | 8,724 | #52 |
| 1960 | 45 | #1,171 | 9,621 | #41 |
| 1959 | 27 | #1,538 | 10,489 | #37 |
| 1958 | 28 | #1,501 | 10,888 | #35 |
| 1957 | 25 | #1,604 | 11,968 | #32 |
| 1956 | 31 | #1,403 | 13,017 | #26 |
| 1955 | 37 | #1,247 | 13,178 | #25 |
| 1954 | 25 | #1,540 | 13,505 | #25 |
| 1953 | 23 | #1,611 | 14,627 | #22 |
| 1952 | 17 | #1,899 | 14,978 | #23 |
| 1951 | 23 | #1,575 | 15,959 | #21 |
| 1950 | 25 | #1,483 | 15,010 | #22 |
| 1949 | 18 | #1,791 | 14,453 | #24 |
| 1948 | 31 | #1,307 | 14,162 | #23 |
| 1947 | 32 | #1,309 | 15,409 | #22 |
| 1946 | 30 | #1,288 | 14,038 | #22 |
| 1945 | 22 | #1,428 | 10,782 | #24 |
| 1944 | 32 | #1,179 | 9,732 | #28 |
| 1943 | 39 | #1,094 | 10,651 | #26 |
| 1942 | 45 | #995 | 10,286 | #25 |
| 1941 | 38 | #1,060 | 10,061 | #22 |
| 1940 | 47 | #933 | 9,318 | #22 |
| 1939 | 37 | #1,062 | 8,779 | #24 |
| 1938 | 37 | #1,068 | 8,711 | #24 |
| 1937 | 34 | #1,136 | 7,768 | #25 |
| 1936 | 23 | #1,404 | 6,149 | #31 |
| 1935 | 19 | #1,625 | 4,442 | #47 |
| 1934 | 11 | #2,332 | 3,588 | #68 |
| 1933 | 8 | #2,862 | 3,061 | #81 |
| 1932 | 15 | #1,958 | 2,628 | #94 |
| 1931 | 11 | #2,388 | 2,287 | #104 |
| 1930 | 10 | #2,687 | 1,930 | #126 |
| 1929 | 5 | #4,266 | 1,690 | #136 |
| 1928 | 5 | #4,433 | 1,565 | #149 |
| 1927 | 6 | #3,970 | 1,468 | #159 |
| 1926 | 6 | #3,944 | 1,467 | #159 |
| 1925 | 0 | – | 1,510 | #157 |
| 1924 | 0 | – | 1,175 | #187 |
| 1923 | 0 | – | 787 | #233 |
| 1922 | 0 | – | 745 | #239 |
| 1921 | 0 | – | 732 | #246 |
| 1920 | 0 | – | 670 | #254 |
| 1919 | 0 | – | 589 | #264 |
| 1918 | 0 | – | 510 | #280 |
| 1917 | 0 | – | 455 | #289 |
| 1916 | 0 | – | 372 | #314 |
| 1915 | 0 | – | 285 | #353 |
| 1914 | 0 | – | 225 | #354 |
| 1913 | 0 | – | 157 | #386 |
| 1912 | 0 | – | 142 | #388 |
| 1911 | 0 | – | 117 | #375 |
| 1910 | 0 | – | 89 | #418 |
| 1909 | 0 | – | 78 | #415 |
| 1908 | 0 | – | 59 | #471 |
| 1907 | 0 | – | 40 | #581 |
| 1906 | 0 | – | 51 | #481 |
| 1905 | 0 | – | 42 | #534 |
| 1904 | 0 | – | 36 | #566 |
| 1903 | 0 | – | 35 | #552 |
| 1902 | 0 | – | 43 | #483 |
| 1901 | 0 | – | 34 | #525 |
| 1900 | 0 | – | 37 | #572 |
| 1899 | 0 | – | 13 | #920 |
| 1898 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 0 | – | 5 | #1,585 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Janice reached #933 in 1940. As a girl name, it reached #21 in 1951. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1950s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Janice
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.