Janete vs Janice

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

Name A

Janete

Girl name

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Name B

Janice

Girl name · Rank #2246

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Metric Janete Janice
Current Rank Unranked #2246
Total Births (all years) 81 406,375
Peak Year 1987 1951
Peak Year Births 8 15,959
Peak Decade 1980ss 1950ss
Gender Girl Girl
First Recorded Year 1940 1894

Births by Decade

Decade Janete Janice
1890ss — 18
1900ss — 455
1910ss — 2,941
1920ss — 11,809
1930ss — 49,343
1940ss 6 118,892
1950ss — 133,619
1960ss — 57,965
1970ss 5 14,834
1980ss 32 7,495
1990ss 23 3,951
2000ss 15 2,807
2010ss — 1,792
2020ss — 454

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Janete 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, 1940–2008.

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