Jannette vs Janice

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

Name A

Jannette

Girl name

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Name B

Janice

Girl name · Rank #2250

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Metric Jannette Janice
Current Rank Unranked #2250
Total Births (all years) 5,219 406,448
Peak Year 1960 1951
Peak Year Births 121 15,958
Peak Decade 1950s 1950s
Gender Girl Girl
First Recorded Year 1894 1894

Births by Decade

Decade Jannette Janice
1890s 5 18
1900s 5 455
1910s 100 2,941
1920s 157 11,809
1930s 346 49,343
1940s 656 118,893
1950s 960 133,620
1960s 907 57,966
1970s 650 14,833
1980s 619 7,495
1990s 487 3,951
2000s 229 2,807
2010s 93 1,792
2020s 5 525

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Jannette Janice
2014 13 178
2015 8 198
2016 9 165
2017 7 148
2018 8 154
2019 - 141
2020 - 97
2021 - 87
2022 5 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, 1894–2022.

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