US rank #13556 Girls' name Peak 1993 3,182 births

Janiece — #13556 US girls' name

3,182 babies named Janiece in U.S. Social Security records since 1918, with the highest year being 1993. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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#13556
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 23% of names given to girls today.

1990s
Peak decade

15% of everyone ever named Janiece was born in this single decade.

1993
Single peak year

78 babies were named Janiece in 1993 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Janiece

The Social Security Administration has registered 3,182 babies named Janiece between 1918 and 2024, spanning 107 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Janiece currently holds the #13556 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1993, when 78 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Janiece performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 475 births during that ten-year window. Across the 12 decades of recorded activity, Janiece shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 263 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New York and Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Janiece in 13 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Janiece 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 3,182 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.

Janiece at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

3,182

Since 1918

107 years of records

Peak year

1993

78 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

#13,556

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1918

Recorded for 107 years

Last year on file: 2024

Janiece popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1918

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1993)
78
Annual births at peak — across 107 years of records
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Janiece by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
475 births that decade — 15% of Janiece's all-time total
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Janiece by state

Where Janiece concentrates geographically — total births since 1918

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Janiece
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
263 8.3%
#2 New York
107 3.4%
#3 Texas
82 2.6%
#4 Iowa
24 0.8%
#5 Michigan
23 0.7%
#6 Florida
21 0.7%
#7 New Jersey
21 0.7%
#8 Kansas
16 0.5%
California share of Janiece's total US births 8.3%
Even split

263 of 3,182 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 13 reporting states.

Janiece appears in 13 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Janiece?
3,182 babies have been named Janiece since 1918. It currently ranks #13556 among girls. The peak year was 1993 with 78 births.
When was Janiece most popular?
Janiece was most popular in the 1990s decade with 475 total births. The single peak year was 1993.
Where is Janiece most popular?
The top states for the name Janiece are California (263 births), New York (107 births), Texas (82 births).
How long has the name Janiece been used?
Janiece has been recorded in Social Security data since 1918, spanning 107 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Janiece?
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.

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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, 1918–2024 (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.