Janis is an established variant of Janice that peaked in 1947 and has since faded.
Janis is predominantly a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #9,736 for girl births in the United States (and #16,518 across all names), given to 10 babies. Janis was first reported in SSA data in 1909 and peaked in 1947 (3,205 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 10 | 10 | #9,736 | — |
| 2024 | 11 | 11 | #9,198 | — |
| 2023 | 17 | 17 | #9,263 | #11,425 |
| 2022 | 15 | 15 | #10,004 | #13,155 |
| 2021 | 10 | 10 | #9,866 | — |
| 2020 | 9 | 9 | #10,623 | — |
| 2019 | 21 | 21 | #5,869 | — |
| 2018 | 20 | 20 | #6,122 | — |
| 2017 | 20 | 20 | #6,148 | — |
| 2016 | 23 | 23 | #5,702 | — |
| 2015 | 30 | 30 | #4,643 | — |
| 2014 | 33 | 33 | #4,393 | — |
| 2013 | 28 | 28 | #4,946 | — |
| 2012 | 18 | 18 | #6,976 | — |
| 2011 | 23 | 23 | #5,820 | — |
| 2010 | 37 | 37 | #4,063 | — |
| 2009 | 35 | 35 | #4,308 | — |
| 2008 | 27 | 27 | #5,354 | — |
| 2007 | 30 | 30 | #4,864 | — |
| 2006 | 31 | 31 | #4,621 | — |
| 2005 | 36 | 36 | #3,985 | — |
| 2004 | 40 | 40 | #3,660 | — |
| 2003 | 26 | 26 | #4,862 | — |
| 2002 | 44 | 44 | #3,215 | — |
| 2001 | 38 | 38 | #3,514 | — |
| 2000 | 41 | 41 | #3,616 | #11,121 |
| 1999 | 52 | 52 | #2,686 | — |
| 1998 | 53 | 53 | #2,586 | — |
| 1997 | 40 | — | #3,002 | — |
| 1996 | 32 | — | #3,527 | — |
| 1995 | 46 | — | #2,663 | — |
| 1994 | 54 | — | #2,387 | — |
| 1993 | 45 | — | #2,689 | — |
| 1992 | 53 | — | #2,441 | — |
| 1991 | 40 | — | #2,906 | — |
| 1990 | 46 | — | #2,581 | — |
| 1989 | 75 | — | #1,794 | — |
| 1988 | 55 | — | #2,107 | — |
| 1987 | 47 | — | #2,287 | — |
| 1986 | 63 | — | #1,805 | — |
| 1985 | 80 | — | #1,529 | — |
| 1984 | 75 | — | #1,520 | — |
| 1983 | 102 | — | #1,240 | — |
| 1982 | 106 | — | #1,239 | — |
| 1981 | 124 | — | #1,119 | — |
| 1980 | 143 | — | #1,036 | #6,674 |
| 1979 | 161 | — | #920 | — |
| 1978 | 154 | — | #921 | — |
| 1977 | 161 | — | #888 | — |
| 1976 | 171 | — | #813 | — |
| 1975 | 155 | — | #864 | — |
| 1974 | 161 | — | #828 | — |
| 1973 | 168 | — | #804 | #5,431 |
| 1972 | 209 | — | #710 | #4,680 |
| 1971 | 280 | — | #609 | — |
| 1970 | 244 | — | #660 | — |
| 1969 | 275 | — | #608 | #4,675 |
| 1968 | 284 | — | #567 | — |
| 1967 | 306 | — | #536 | — |
| 1966 | 345 | — | #510 | — |
| 1965 | 427 | — | #461 | — |
| 1964 | 523 | — | #432 | #3,431 |
| 1963 | 664 | — | #377 | — |
| 1962 | 600 | — | #388 | #2,938 |
| 1961 | 708 | — | #360 | — |
| 1960 | 863 | — | #321 | #3,838 |
| 1959 | 1,011 | — | #281 | — |
| 1958 | 1,224 | — | #245 | — |
| 1957 | 1,553 | — | #213 | — |
| 1956 | 2,372 | — | #157 | #3,077 |
| 1955 | 1,850 | — | #180 | #2,667 |
| 1954 | 1,791 | — | #183 | — |
| 1953 | 1,872 | — | #169 | #3,027 |
| 1952 | 2,189 | — | #153 | #2,973 |
| 1951 | 2,557 | — | #131 | #3,208 |
| 1950 | 2,301 | — | #136 | #3,490 |
| 1949 | 2,458 | — | #131 | — |
| 1948 | 2,750 | — | #121 | #3,918 |
| 1947 | 3,217 | — | #108 | #2,306 |
| 1946 | 2,060 | — | #134 | #3,028 |
| 1945 | 1,133 | — | #184 | #3,529 |
| 1944 | 734 | — | #246 | #3,658 |
| 1943 | 658 | — | #274 | #3,085 |
| 1942 | 719 | — | #257 | — |
| 1941 | 601 | — | #262 | #3,755 |
| 1940 | 578 | — | #260 | — |
| 1939 | 620 | — | #252 | — |
| 1938 | 645 | — | #251 | #3,769 |
| 1937 | 722 | — | #226 | #3,328 |
| 1936 | 599 | — | #252 | — |
| 1935 | 448 | — | #287 | — |
| 1934 | 412 | — | #309 | — |
| 1933 | 361 | — | #331 | — |
| 1932 | 312 | — | #365 | #3,561 |
| 1931 | 261 | — | #402 | — |
| 1930 | 270 | — | #403 | — |
| 1929 | 226 | — | #438 | — |
| 1928 | 199 | — | #497 | #4,434 |
| 1927 | 197 | — | #498 | — |
| 1926 | 145 | — | #589 | — |
| 1925 | 140 | — | #620 | — |
| 1924 | 133 | — | #650 | — |
| 1923 | 107 | — | #706 | — |
| 1922 | 106 | — | #707 | — |
| 1921 | 105 | — | #715 | — |
| 1920 | 121 | — | #660 | — |
| 1919 | 79 | — | #794 | — |
| 1918 | 74 | — | #832 | — |
| 1917 | 55 | — | #937 | — |
| 1916 | 54 | — | #932 | — |
| 1915 | 39 | — | #1,085 | — |
| 1914 | 34 | — | #1,027 | — |
| 1913 | 20 | — | #1,291 | — |
| 1912 | 15 | — | #1,452 | — |
| 1911 | 11 | — | #1,497 | — |
| 1910 | 8 | — | #1,844 | — |
| 1909 | 6 | — | #2,078 | — |