Recorded 1922–2013 Girls' name Peak 1959 656 births

Jannice — girls' name

656 babies named Jannice in U.S. Social Security records since 1922, with the highest year being 1959. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1920s61930s411940s1341950s1841960s1361970s591980s301990s402000s212010s5
1950s
Peak decade

28% of everyone ever named Jannice was born in this single decade.

1959
Single peak year

31 babies were named Jannice in 1959 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jannice

The Social Security Administration has registered 656 babies named Jannice between 1922 and 2013, spanning 92 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Jannice currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2013. The name reached its historical peak in 1959, when 31 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jannice performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 184 births during that ten-year window. Across the 10 decades of recorded activity, Jannice shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Jannice in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jannice 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 656 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.

Jannice at a glance

Last recorded 2013

Total births

656

Since 1922

92 years of records

Peak year

1959

31 births that year

Strongest decade: 1950s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2013

Active since

1922

Recorded for 92 years

Last year on file: 2013

Jannice popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2013–1922

Last recorded 2013
Peak year (1959)
31
Annual births at peak — across 92 years of records
010203040 201319931976196719591951194319341922 6

Jannice by decade

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

Peak: 1950s
Peak decade
1950s
184 births that decade — 28% of Jannice's all-time total
1920s61930s411940s1341950s1841960s1361970s591980s301990s402000s212010s5

Jannice by state

Where Jannice concentrates geographically — total births since 1922

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Jannice
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
5 0.8%
Texas share of Jannice's total US births 0.8%

5 of 656 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jannice?
656 babies have been named Jannice since 1922. It was last recorded in 2013. The peak year was 1959 with 31 births.
When was Jannice most popular?
Jannice was most popular in the 1950s decade with 184 total births. The single peak year was 1959.
Where is Jannice most popular?
The top states for the name Jannice are Texas (5 births).
How long has the name Jannice been used?
Jannice has been recorded in Social Security data since 1922, spanning 92 years of data through 2013.
What names are similar to Jannice?
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, 1922–2013 (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.