Recorded 1930–2007 Girls' name Peak 1960 643 births

Janece — girls' name

643 babies named Janece in U.S. Social Security records since 1930, with the highest year being 1960. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1930s511940s481950s1181960s1141970s701980s811990s1182000s43
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.

What the Data Says About Janece

The Social Security Administration has registered 643 babies named Janece between 1930 and 2007, spanning 78 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Janece currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2007. The name reached its historical peak in 1960, when 19 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Janece performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 118 births during that ten-year window. Across the 8 decades of recorded activity, Janece shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Janece in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 643 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Janece at a glance

Last recorded 2007

Total births

643

Since 1930

78 years of records

Peak year

1960

19 births that year

Strongest decade: 1950s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2007

Active since

1930

Recorded for 78 years

Last year on file: 2007

Janece popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2007–1930

Last recorded 2007
Peak year (1960)
19
Annual births at peak — across 78 years of records
05101520 200719971988197819671958194919361930 11

Janece by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1950s
Peak decade
1950s
118 births that decade — 18% of Janece's all-time total
1930s511940s481950s1181960s1141970s701980s811990s1182000s43

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Janece?
643 babies have been named Janece since 1930. It was last recorded in 2007. The peak year was 1960 with 19 births.
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?
Janece has been recorded in Social Security data since 1930, spanning 78 years of data 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.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1930–2007 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.