Girl name English origin Christian tradition

Janice

JAN-iss · 6 letters · 2 syllables
What it means
God is gracious, elaboration of Jane
Language
English
Culture
English;Hebrew
Religion
Christian
Style era
modern
Themes
mid-century · variant
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Popularity over time

2024 rank#2250
2024 births83
Peak year1951
First appeared1894
Total US births406,375
1951 peak18941927195919922024
Source: US Social Security Administration national records, 1880-2024.

Nicknames & variants

Common nicknames
JanJani
Alternate spellings
JanyceJanis
In other languages
Jana (Czech)Janka (Slovak)

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Janice Dickinson (model)
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Janice Cooke Newman (author)