Girls' name · since 1918

Janiece

Since 1918, U.S. Social Security records show 3,192 babies named Janiece, peaking in 1993. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.

#3,465 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#9,521 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
3,192
born since 1918
1990s
peak decade

3,192 babies have been named Janiece since 1918, making it today's #9521 girls' name.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Janiece has been recorded 3,192 times among girls since 1918, currently ranked #9521 nationally and more common than 45% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1918 to 2025.

  • #3,465 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • #9,521 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
  • 3,192 born since 1918
  • 1990s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Janiece ranks #3,465 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #9,521 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 3,192 born since 1918, peaking in the 1990s.

#3,465 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#9,521 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
3,192
born since 1918
1990s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%44.9%
Janiece vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
Upper archive tier
All-time archive position

Janiece's 3,192 recorded births place it above 95.2% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

13 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

13 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.

How Janiece compares

3,192 Top 18% higher than 82% of 17,297 names currently given to girls

Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.

Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data

How the numbers stack up

Janiece's all-time total is 8x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Janiece Median girls name (Kyann) #1 girls name (Olivia)
All-time total births 3,192 376 567,345
Peak-year births 78 21 19,840

Janiece's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Janiece splits its recorded history at 1972: 56% of all births land in the more recent half, 44% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1920 (6 births) -- compare that against the 1993 peak of 78 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Janiece popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1918–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1993)
78
Annual births at peak, across 108 years of records
020406080100 191819331947196119751989200320172025 10

Janiece by decade

1990s is the heaviest window (475 births, 15% of the file).

1990s was Janiece's strongest decade.

475 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 15% of all-time use.

Janiece births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1990s at 475 births (15% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

How Janiece 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 Janiece's total volume

Janiece vs 15 similarly-sized girls names Scatter plot of 16 data points. 0%5%10%15% 050100150200 New & already peakedOld name, single-era peakNew & still diversifyingLong history, steady all along Years in SSA records % of total births in the single peak year -60, 4.3%-115, 10.1%-146, 1.9%-57, 4.8%-79, 4.5%-102, 8.5%-109, 3.3%-139, 2.9%-26, 11.1%-144, 1.8%-26, 9.6%-68, 3.8%-28, 9%-67, 7%-91, 6.4%Janiece-108, 2.4%Janiece
Janiece vs 15 similarly-sized girls names

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 8.2%
#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 8.2%
Even split

263 of 3,192 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? ▼
3,192 babies have been named Janiece since 1918. All-time, it sits at #3,465 of 72,339 girls' names by recorded births. In 2025, it ranks #9,521 of 17,297 among girls. The peak year was 1993 with 78 births.
Where does Janiece sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Janiece ranks #3,465 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #9,521 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the 2025 SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
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? ▼
The SSA has tracked Janiece since 1918 -- 108 years through the most recent 2025 data.
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.

What to do with Janiece's data

  • Janiece's decade-level peak was the 1990s (475 total births); usage has since declined to 56 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
  • California records the most Janieces (263 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.

Keep exploring Janiece

Nearby Names Like Janiece

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Janiece

Janet Girl
#2781 556,776 births
Janice Girl
#2520 406,448 births
Jane Girl
#221 379,876 births
Janie Girl
#1326 75,598 births
Janelle Girl
#800 56,881 births

Compare Janiece side by side: Janiece vs Janet Janiece vs Janice Janiece vs Jane

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Related Names

Names with a similar popularity rank to Janiece

Manon #9520
833 births · Peak 1999
Ellise #9522
776 births · Peak 2004
Christella #9519
749 births · Peak 1973
Isaac #9523
784 births · Peak 2004
Bunny #9518
1,829 births · Peak 1957
Happy #9524
270 births · Peak 1975
Laureen #9517
7,127 births · Peak 1958
Klea #9525
289 births · Peak 2022

Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Janiece: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1918–2025 (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 Janiece 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.