Jansen vs Janice

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

Name A

Jansen

Boy name · Rank #2844

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Name B

Janice

Girl name · Rank #2246

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Metric Jansen Janice
Current Rank #2844 #2246
Total Births (all years) 2,090 406,375
Peak Year 1994 1951
Peak Year Births 88 15,959
Peak Decade 1990ss 1950ss
Gender Boy Girl
First Recorded Year 1958 1894

Births by Decade

Decade Jansen Janice
1890ss — 18
1900ss — 455
1910ss — 2,941
1920ss — 11,809
1930ss — 49,343
1940ss — 118,892
1950ss 5 133,619
1960ss 37 57,965
1970ss 114 14,834
1980ss 269 7,495
1990ss 531 3,951
2000ss 483 2,807
2010ss 453 1,792
2020ss 198 454

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Jansen Janice
2014 41 178
2015 47 198
2016 40 165
2017 59 148
2018 47 154
2019 47 141
2020 36 97
2021 41 86
2022 38 90
2023 38 98
2024 45 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, 1958–2024.

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