Janean vs Janice

Side-by-side comparison of Janean and Janice — popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Janean

Girl name

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Name B

Janice

Girl name · Rank #2246

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Metric Janean Janice
Current Rank Unranked #2246
Total Births (all years) 1,567 406,375
Peak Year 1962 1951
Peak Year Births 53 15,959
Peak Decade 1960ss 1950ss
Gender Girl Girl
First Recorded Year 1934 1894

Births by Decade

Decade Janean Janice
1890ss — 18
1900ss — 455
1910ss — 2,941
1920ss — 11,809
1930ss 43 49,343
1940ss 143 118,892
1950ss 271 133,619
1960ss 392 57,965
1970ss 348 14,834
1980ss 237 7,495
1990ss 94 3,951
2000ss 29 2,807
2010ss 10 1,792
2020ss — 454

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Janean Janice
2014 — 178
2015 — 198
2016 — 165
2017 — 148
2018 — 154
2019 — 141
2020 — 97
2021 — 86
2022 — 90
2023 — 98
2024 — 83

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1934–2011.

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