Janese vs Janice

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

Name A

Janese

Girl name

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Name B

Janice

Girl name · Rank #2246

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Metric Janese Janice
Current Rank Unranked #2246
Total Births (all years) 1,111 406,375
Peak Year 1961 1951
Peak Year Births 35 15,959
Peak Decade 1980ss 1950ss
Gender Girl Girl
First Recorded Year 1935 1894

Births by Decade

Decade Janese Janice
1890ss — 18
1900ss — 455
1910ss — 2,941
1920ss — 11,809
1930ss 6 49,343
1940ss 46 118,892
1950ss 166 133,619
1960ss 190 57,965
1970ss 161 14,834
1980ss 199 7,495
1990ss 168 3,951
2000ss 117 2,807
2010ss 58 1,792
2020ss — 454

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Janese Janice
2014 10 178
2015 — 198
2016 8 165
2017 — 148
2018 6 154
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, 1935–2018.

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