Girls' name · since 1933

Janise

Janise has 2,084 recorded births since 1933 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1953 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

#4,584 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#11,048 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
2,084
born since 1933
1950s
peak decade

Janise currently ranks #11048 among girls' names in America, with 2,084 babies recorded since 1933.

Janise has 2,084 recorded births among girls since 1933, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #11048 as of the latest data, more common than 36% of girls, busiest in the 1950s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1933 to 2025.

  • #4,584 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • #11,048 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
  • 2,084 born since 1933
  • 1950s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Janise ranks #4,584 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #11,048 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 2,084 born since 1933, peaking in the 1950s.

#4,584 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#11,048 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
2,084
born since 1933
1950s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%36.1%
Janise vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
Above the archive median
All-time archive position

Janise's 2,084 recorded births place it above 93.65% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

8 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

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

How Janise compares

2,084 Top 22% higher than 78% 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

Janise's all-time total is 6x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Janise Median girls name (Kyann) #1 girls name (Olivia)
All-time total births 2,084 376 567,345
Peak-year births 54 21 19,840

Janise's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Janise splits its recorded history at 1978: 49% of all births land in the more recent half, 51% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1933 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1953 peak of 54 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Janise popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1933–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1953)
54
Annual births at peak, across 93 years of records
0204060 193319461958197019821994200620192025 8

Janise by decade

1950s is the heaviest window (407 births, 20% of the file).

1950s was Janise's strongest decade.

407 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 20% of all-time use.

Janise births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1950s at 407 births (20% of all-time use).

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

How Janise 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 Janise's total volume

Janise vs 15 similarly-sized girls names Scatter plot of 16 data points. 0%5%10%15%20% 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 -39, 5.4%-26, 7.4%-15, 14.1%-112, 3.9%-69, 4.8%-60, 3.2%-58, 5.8%-117, 2.6%-18, 16.3%-55, 3.1%-56, 4.5%-49, 8.1%-146, 5.4%-132, 2.5%-39, 6.5%Janise-93, 2.6%Janise
Janise vs 15 similarly-sized girls names

Janise by state

Where Janise concentrates geographically, total births since 1933

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Janise
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
118 5.7%
#2 New York
44 2.1%
#3 Michigan
33 1.6%
#4 Texas
26 1.2%
#5 Illinois
24 1.2%
#6 Florida
15 0.7%
#7 Ohio
12 0.6%
#8 Missouri
5 0.2%
California share of Janise's total US births 5.7%
Even split

118 of 2,084 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 8 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Janise? ▼
2,084 babies have been named Janise since 1933. All-time, it sits at #4,584 of 72,339 girls' names by recorded births. In 2025, it ranks #11,048 of 17,297 among girls. The peak year was 1953 with 54 births.
Where does Janise sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Janise ranks #4,584 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #11,048 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 Janise most popular? ▼
Janise was most popular in the 1950s decade with 407 total births. The single peak year was 1953.
Where is Janise most popular? ▼
The top states for the name Janise are California (118 births), New York (44 births), Michigan (33 births).
How long has the name Janise been used? ▼
Records for Janise go back to 1933, giving 93 years of history through 2025.
What names are similar to Janise? ▼
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 Janise's data

  • Janise's decade-level peak was the 1950s (407 total births); usage has since declined to 26 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
  • California records the most Janises (118 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 Janise

Nearby Names Like Janise

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

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

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Related Names

Names with a similar popularity rank to Janise

Janel #11047
12,023 births · Peak 1971
Raeleen #11049
559 births · Peak 1959
Deidre #11046
14,673 births · Peak 1963
Daneen #11050
1,397 births · Peak 1964
Tema #11045
189 births · Peak 2022
Joylyn #11051
408 births · Peak 1977
Jette #11044
156 births · Peak 2012
Wallis #11052
573 births · Peak 1937

Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Janise: 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, 1933–2025 (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 Janise 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.