Janele vs Janice

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

Name A

Janele

Girl name

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Name B

Janice

Girl name · Rank #2250

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Metric Janele Janice
Current Rank Unranked #2250
Total Births (all years) 256 406,448
Peak Year 1978 1951
Peak Year Births 14 15,958
Peak Decade 1980ss 1950ss
Gender Girl Girl
First Recorded Year 1956 1894

Births by Decade

Decade Janele Janice
1890ss — 18
1900ss — 455
1910ss — 2,941
1920ss — 11,809
1930ss — 49,343
1940ss — 118,893
1950ss 5 133,620
1960ss 24 57,966
1970ss 65 14,833
1980ss 88 7,495
1990ss 69 3,951
2000ss 5 2,807
2010ss — 1,792
2020ss — 525

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Janele Janice
2014 — 178
2015 — 198
2016 — 165
2017 — 148
2018 — 154
2019 — 141
2020 — 97
2021 — 87
2022 — 90
2023 — 98
2024 — 83
2025 — 70

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, 1956–2008.

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