Janice

Meaning: God is gracious
Origin: Hebrew — Elaboration of Jane

Girl's name · #2522 in the US (2025) · Vintage

Popularity over time

Janice belongs to an older America first — it reached #21 back in 1951 — yet it still appears in today's records at #2522. About 406,000 girls have carried it since 1894.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 7 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#2,022 in Ecuador (2025) · #2,138 in England & Wales (2025) · #2,203 in Sweden (2025) · #2,475 in Canada (2025) · #2,690 in Austria (2025) · #2,738 in France (2025) · #14,188 in Italy (2023) · #765 in Scotland (2019) · #1,444 in Belgium (2013) · #234 in Puerto Rico (2009) · #742 in Ireland (2009) · #358 in N. Ireland (1997) and 3 more.

Famous Janices

Janice Dickinson — American model and television personality (born 1955)
Janice E. Voss — American astronaut and engineer (1956–2012)
Janice Rule — American actress (1931–2003)
Janice Tjen — Indonesian tennis player (born 2002)
Janice Kawaye — American voice actress (born 1970)

In stories & tradition

Janice Rand — Fictional character in Star Trek
Janice Soprano — Fictional character on the television series The Sopranos
Janice Litman Goralnik^fr — Recurring character on the sitcom Friends

What Janices become

Among 483 notable people named Janice:

Entertainers appear 1.6× more often than among typical names — e.g. Janice Dickinson, American model and television personality (born 1955).

Similar names: Janie · Diane · Janet · Unique · Jeanette · Joyce

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