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 #2246

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Metric Jannette Janice
Current Rank Unranked #2246
Total Births (all years) 5,219 406,375
Peak Year 1960 1951
Peak Year Births 120 15,959
Peak Decade 1950ss 1950ss
Gender Girl Girl
First Recorded Year 1894 1894

Births by Decade

Decade Jannette Janice
1890ss 5 18
1900ss 5 455
1910ss 100 2,941
1920ss 157 11,809
1930ss 346 49,343
1940ss 656 118,892
1950ss 961 133,619
1960ss 906 57,965
1970ss 650 14,834
1980ss 619 7,495
1990ss 487 3,951
2000ss 229 2,807
2010ss 93 1,792
2020ss 5 454

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 — 86
2022 5 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, 1894–2022.

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