Janis
A variant of Janice, which was coined in English as an elaboration of Jane. Jane descends through French Jehanne from the Hebrew Yohanan, "Yahweh is gracious."
Janis in 2025
Janis was given to 10 babies in the United States in 2025, making it the 16,518th most popular name of the year. That is roughly one in every 331,534 babies born.
The history of Janis
Janis reached its highest point in 1947, when 3,217 babies were given the name, ranking 208th that year.
Across the 117 years of records since 1909, 49,015 babies have been named Janis. Half of them were born before 1951, which places the name's centre of gravity with the Baby Boomers.
Janis by decade
| Decade | Babies named Janis | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 6 | 3,159 |
| 1910s | 389 | 1,481 |
| 1920s | 1,479 | 805 |
| 1930s | 4,650 | 411 |
| 1940s | 14,908 | 208 |
| 1950s | 18,720 | 252 |
| 1960s | 4,995 | 588 |
| 1970s | 1,864 | 1,070 |
| 1980s | 870 | 1,707 |
| 1990s | 461 | 3,960 |
| 2000s | 348 | 5,448 |
| 2010s | 253 | 6,995 |
| 2020s | 72 | 11,668 |
Where Janis is heading
Janis has fallen 67% over the past decade, from 30 babies in 2015 to 10 in 2025.
That is less than 5% of its 1947 peak — Janis is now a rare name in the United States.
Names like Janis
Names that rose and fell at the same time as Janis.