Girls' name · since 1951
Janica
Since 1951, U.S. Social Security records show 593 babies named Janica, peaking in 1989. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #10,639 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 593
- born since 1951
- 1980s
- peak decade
Janica sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 593 recorded since 1951.
Janica has 593 recorded births among girls since 1951, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1980s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1951 to 2017.
- #10,639 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 593 born since 1951
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Janica ranks #10,639 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 593 born since 1951, peaking in the 1980s.
- #10,639 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 593
- born since 1951
- 1980s
- peak decade
Janica's 593 recorded births place it above 85.28% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by California.
Janica's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Janica's full recorded timeline at 1986, 53% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 47% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1951, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1989 peak of 28 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Janica popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1951–2017
- Peak year (1989)
- 28
- Annual births at peak, across 67 years of records
Janica by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (178 births, 30% of the file).
1980s was Janica's strongest decade.
178 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 30% of all-time use.
Janica births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 33
1950s
33 births
- 1960s 31
1960s
31 births
- 1970s
1970s
115 births
- 1980s
1980s
178 births
- 1990s
1990s
122 births
- 2000s
2000s
88 births
- 2010s 26
2010s
26 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 178 births (30% of all-time use).
How Janica 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 Janica's total volume
Janica by state
Where Janica concentrates geographically, total births since 1951
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 16 | 2.7% |
| #2 | New York | | 5 | 0.8% |
| #3 | Utah | | 5 | 0.8% |
16 of 593 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Janica's data
- Janica's decade-level peak was the 1980s (178 total births); usage has since declined to 26 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Janicas (16 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Janica: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1989)
Similar record span (~66 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 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, 1951–2017 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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 Janica 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 August 2026.