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✦ Two distinct US naming histories

Janice

Used in both girl and boy records

Janice appears in both girl and boy US naming records. Compare the two independent popularity histories, ranks, and peak years.

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Janice by gender

Each record below preserves the original rank, use count, active years, and peak year for that gender. The spelling is shared; the data histories are not combined.

GIRL RECORDJanice as a girl’s nameUS records 1894–2024
#83girl rank1951peak year
Read girl record ↗BOY RECORDJanice as a boy’s nameUS records 1926–2023
#3722boy rank1940peak year
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Popularity ledger

Girl and boy use over time

GirlBoy

Trace the annual recorded uses of Janice in the national name files. Hover a peak marker, move across the chart, or use the arrow keys to inspect an exact annual count and rank.

At a glance

RecordPeak yearHighest rankObserved usage
Girl195115,956 uses#2119511894–2020123 listed years
Boy194047 uses#92819401926–198858 listed years

Annual counts and within-year ranks from the SSA national-name archive, 1880–2020. Names with fewer than five births in a year are not listed in the source files.