Recorded 1976–1989 Girls' name Peak 1989 28 births

Jannica — girls' name

28 babies named Jannica in U.S. Social Security records since 1976, with the highest year being 1989. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

28 girls have been named Jannica since 1976, peaking in the 1980s, last recorded in 1989.

28
total births
1976–1989
years on record
1980s
peak decade
64%
born in that decade
1980s
Peak decade

64% of everyone ever named Jannica was born in this single decade.

1989
Single peak year

11 babies were named Jannica in 1989 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jannica

The Social Security Administration has registered 28 babies named Jannica between 1976 and 1989, spanning 14 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Jannica currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1989. The name reached its historical peak in 1989, when 11 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jannica performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 18 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Jannica shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jannica 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 28 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.

Jannica at a glance

Last recorded 1989

Total births

28

Since 1976

14 years of records

Peak year

1989

11 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1989

Active since

1976

Recorded for 14 years

Last year on file: 1989

Jannica popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1989–1976

Last recorded 1989
Peak year (1989)
11
Annual births at peak — across 14 years of records
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Jannica by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
18 births that decade — 64% of Jannica's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jannica?
28 babies have been named Jannica since 1976. It was last recorded in 1989. The peak year was 1989 with 11 births.
When was Jannica most popular?
Jannica was most popular in the 1980s decade with 18 total births. The single peak year was 1989.
How long has the name Jannica been used?
Jannica has been recorded in Social Security data since 1976, spanning 14 years of data through 1989.
What names are similar to Jannica?
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, 1976–1989 (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.