Total births
643
Girls' name · since 1930
Janece
Janece has 643 recorded births since 1930 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1960 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- 643
- total births
- 1930–2007
- years on record
- 1950s
- peak decade
- 18%
- born in that decade
Janece sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 643 recorded since 1930.
Janece has 643 recorded births among girls since 1930, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1950s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1930 to 2007.
- 643 total births
- 1930–2007 years on record
- 1950s peak decade
- 18% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
643 girls have been named Janece since 1930, peaking in the 1950s, last recorded in 2007.
- 643
- total births
- 1930–2007
- years on record
- 1950s
- peak decade
- 18%
- born in that decade
1950s
Peak decade
18% of everyone ever named Janece was born in this single decade.
1960
Single peak year
19 babies were named Janece in 1960 - its busiest year on record.
Janece's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Janece's full recorded timeline at 1970, 49% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 51% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1938, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1960 peak of 19 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Janece at a glance
Last recorded 2007Peak year
1960
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1930
Janece popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1930–2007
- Peak year (1960)
- 19
- Annual births at peak, across 78 years of records
Janece by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1950s was Janece's strongest decade.
118 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 18% of all-time use.
Janece births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1930s
1930s
51 births
- 1940s
1940s
48 births
- 1950s
1950s
118 births
- 1960s
1960s
114 births
- 1970s
1970s
70 births
- 1980s
1980s
81 births
- 1990s
1990s
118 births
- 2000s 43
2000s
43 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 118 births (18% of all-time use).
How Janece compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Janece's total volume
Janece vs 15 similarly-sized girls names
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Janece? ▼
Janece has been given to 643 babies in the U.S. since 1930, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 2007. 19 babies were born in 1960, its single highest year.
When was Janece most popular? ▼
Janece was most popular in the 1950s decade with 118 total births. The single peak year was 1960.
How long has the name Janece been used? ▼
Records for Janece go back to 1930, giving 78 years of history through 2007.
What names are similar to Janece? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Janet, Janice, Jane, Janie, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.
What to do with Janece's data
- Janece's usage has stayed within range of its 1950s decade-level peak (118 total births) through the 2000s (43) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Janece
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Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Janece
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Compare Janece side by side: Janece vs Janet Janece vs Janice Janece vs Jane
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Data Sources
Data as of July 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1930–2007 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Janece: Baby Name Since 1930 - 643 Births, Peak 1960." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/janece. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Janece draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of July 2026.