Girls' name · peaked in 1947
Janis name popularity since 1925
48,048 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Janis. Half of them were born in 1951 or earlier, so the typical Janis is about 75 years old in 2026. Janis peaked in 1947 as the #108 name for girls, and it was outside the top 1,000 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 48,048
- Named Janis, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- Not top 1,000
- #9,736 for girls in 2025
- Girls / boys
- 99.6% girls
- 47,874 girls · 174 boys
- Most popular in
- Iowa
- 1.94× its national share
Peak year is the year Janis made up the largest share of US girls, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Janis births per year, 1925–2025
1947 was the biggest year for Janis both by count and as a share of all babies.
- Fastest rise: Between 1943 and 1948, Janis became 3.5× more common, from 1 in 2,140 baby girls to 1 in 619.
- Steepest fall: Between 1956 and 1961, its share of baby girls fell by 70%, from 1 in 849 to 1 in 2,850.
Shaded on the chart. Both compare Janis's share of all US girls five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Janis.
Decade by decade
Babies named Janis in each decade, and its rank among girls' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 902 | 5 | – |
| 1930s | 4,633 | 17 | #287 |
| 1940s | 14,862 | 46 | #184 |
| 1950s | 18,673 | 47 | #180 |
| 1960s | 4,968 | 27 | #461 |
| 1970s | 1,853 | 11 | #864 |
| 1980s | 865 | 5 | #1,529 |
| 1990s | 461 | 0 | #2,663 |
| 2000s | 343 | 5 | #3,985 |
| 2010s | 253 | 0 | #4,643 |
| 2020–25 | 61 | 11 | #9,736 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 girls that year, so they can go past 1,000.
Generation fingerprint
67.8% of babies named Janis from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Baby Boom years (1946–1964). The full split by generation:
Where Janis is most popular
The index compares Janis's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Janis.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Iowa | 1.94× | 1,113 |
| Kansas | 1.78× | 816 |
| Arkansas | 1.74× | 804 |
| Oklahoma | 1.66× | 975 |
| Oregon | 1.57× | 665 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Janis's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Janis.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Janis (1947).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data