Is Janis a boy or girl name?
Janis is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 11 girls and 0 boys were named Janis, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 99.6% of the 49,004 US babies named Janis were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #9,163
- Babies named Janis since 1909
- 49,004
- Most popular year
- 1947
- 3,217 babies
Boys and girls named Janis, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0 | 6 | 100% |
| 1910s | 0 | 389 | 100% |
| 1920s | 5 | 1,474 | 99.7% |
| 1930s | 17 | 4,633 | 99.6% |
| 1940s | 46 | 14,862 | 99.7% |
| 1950s | 47 | 18,674 | 99.7% |
| 1960s | 27 | 4,967 | 99.5% |
| 1970s | 11 | 1,853 | 99.4% |
| 1980s | 5 | 865 | 99.4% |
| 1990s | 0 | 461 | 100% |
| 2000s | 5 | 343 | 98.6% |
| 2010s | 0 | 252 | 100% |
| 2020s | 11 | 51 | 82.3% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 11 | #9,163 |
| 2023 | 6 | #11,413 | 11 | #9,258 |
| 2022 | 5 | #13,147 | 10 | #9,995 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 10 | #9,865 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 9 | #10,617 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 21 | #5,868 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 20 | #6,121 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 20 | #6,146 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 23 | #5,701 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 30 | #4,643 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 33 | #4,393 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 28 | #4,946 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 18 | #6,973 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 23 | #5,817 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 36 | #4,142 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 35 | #4,308 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 27 | #5,354 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 30 | #4,864 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 31 | #4,621 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 36 | #3,984 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 40 | #3,660 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 26 | #4,860 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 44 | #3,215 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 38 | #3,514 |
| 2000 | 5 | #11,120 | 36 | #3,616 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 52 | #2,686 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 53 | #2,586 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 40 | #3,002 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 32 | #3,527 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 46 | #2,663 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 54 | #2,388 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 45 | #2,689 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 53 | #2,441 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 40 | #2,907 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 46 | #2,581 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 75 | #1,795 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 55 | #2,107 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 47 | #2,287 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 63 | #1,805 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 80 | #1,529 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 75 | #1,520 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 102 | #1,240 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 106 | #1,239 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 124 | #1,119 |
| 1980 | 5 | #6,675 | 138 | #1,036 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 161 | #920 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 154 | #921 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 161 | #888 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 171 | #813 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 155 | #865 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 161 | #828 |
| 1973 | 5 | #5,431 | 163 | #804 |
| 1972 | 6 | #4,678 | 203 | #710 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 280 | #609 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 244 | #660 |
| 1969 | 5 | #4,676 | 270 | #608 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 284 | #567 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 306 | #536 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 345 | #510 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 427 | #461 |
| 1964 | 7 | #3,433 | 516 | #432 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 664 | #377 |
| 1962 | 9 | #2,939 | 591 | #388 |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 708 | #360 |
| 1960 | 6 | #3,839 | 856 | #321 |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 1,012 | #281 |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 1,224 | #245 |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 1,553 | #213 |
| 1956 | 8 | #3,077 | 2,364 | #157 |
| 1955 | 10 | #2,666 | 1,840 | #180 |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 1,791 | #183 |
| 1953 | 8 | #3,027 | 1,864 | #169 |
| 1952 | 8 | #2,973 | 2,181 | #153 |
| 1951 | 7 | #3,209 | 2,550 | #131 |
| 1950 | 6 | #3,490 | 2,295 | #136 |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 2,458 | #131 |
| 1948 | 5 | #3,918 | 2,745 | #121 |
| 1947 | 12 | #2,306 | 3,205 | #108 |
| 1946 | 7 | #3,028 | 2,053 | #134 |
| 1945 | 5 | #3,529 | 1,128 | #184 |
| 1944 | 5 | #3,658 | 729 | #246 |
| 1943 | 7 | #3,085 | 651 | #274 |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 719 | #257 |
| 1941 | 5 | #3,755 | 596 | #262 |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 578 | #260 |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 620 | #252 |
| 1938 | 5 | #3,769 | 640 | #251 |
| 1937 | 6 | #3,328 | 716 | #226 |
| 1936 | 0 | – | 599 | #252 |
| 1935 | 0 | – | 448 | #287 |
| 1934 | 0 | – | 412 | #309 |
| 1933 | 0 | – | 361 | #331 |
| 1932 | 6 | #3,561 | 306 | #365 |
| 1931 | 0 | – | 261 | #402 |
| 1930 | 0 | – | 270 | #403 |
| 1929 | 0 | – | 226 | #438 |
| 1928 | 5 | #4,434 | 194 | #497 |
| 1927 | 0 | – | 197 | #498 |
| 1926 | 0 | – | 145 | #589 |
| 1925 | 0 | – | 140 | #620 |
| 1924 | 0 | – | 133 | #650 |
| 1923 | 0 | – | 107 | #706 |
| 1922 | 0 | – | 106 | #707 |
| 1921 | 0 | – | 105 | #715 |
| 1920 | 0 | – | 121 | #660 |
| 1919 | 0 | – | 79 | #794 |
| 1918 | 0 | – | 74 | #832 |
| 1917 | 0 | – | 55 | #937 |
| 1916 | 0 | – | 54 | #932 |
| 1915 | 0 | – | 39 | #1,085 |
| 1914 | 0 | – | 34 | #1,027 |
| 1913 | 0 | – | 20 | #1,291 |
| 1912 | 0 | – | 15 | #1,452 |
| 1911 | 0 | – | 11 | #1,497 |
| 1910 | 0 | – | 8 | #1,844 |
| 1909 | 0 | – | 6 | #2,078 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Janis reached #2,306 in 1947. As a girl name, it reached #108 in 1947. 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 1940s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Janis
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.