Recorded 1987–2019 Girls' name Peak 1998 214 births

Janicia — girls' name

214 babies named Janicia in U.S. Social Security records since 1987, with the highest year being 1998. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s201990s992000s712010s24

The verdict

214 girls have been named Janicia since 1987, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 2019.

214
total births
1987–2019
years on record
1990s
peak decade
46%
born in that decade
1990s
Peak decade

46% of everyone ever named Janicia was born in this single decade.

1998
Single peak year

13 babies were named Janicia in 1998 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Janicia

The Social Security Administration has registered 214 babies named Janicia between 1987 and 2019, spanning 33 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Janicia currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2019. The name reached its historical peak in 1998, when 13 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Janicia performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 99 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Janicia shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 6 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Janicia in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Janicia 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 214 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.

Janicia at a glance

Last recorded 2019

Total births

214

Since 1987

33 years of records

Peak year

1998

13 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2019

Active since

1987

Recorded for 33 years

Last year on file: 2019

Janicia popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2019–1987

Last recorded 2019
Peak year (1998)
13
Annual births at peak — across 33 years of records
468101214 20192008200420001996199219881987 6

Janicia by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
99 births that decade — 46% of Janicia's all-time total
1980s201990s992000s712010s24

Janicia by state

Where Janicia concentrates geographically — total births since 1987

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Janicia
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
6 2.8%
Texas share of Janicia's total US births 2.8%

6 of 214 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Janicia?
214 babies have been named Janicia since 1987. It was last recorded in 2019. The peak year was 1998 with 13 births.
When was Janicia most popular?
Janicia was most popular in the 1990s decade with 99 total births. The single peak year was 1998.
Where is Janicia most popular?
The top states for the name Janicia are Texas (6 births).
How long has the name Janicia been used?
Janicia has been recorded in Social Security data since 1987, spanning 33 years of data through 2019.
What names are similar to Janicia?
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, 1987–2019 (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.