Janice

Meaning: God is gracious
Origin: Variant of Jane (from Hebrew)

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

See how Janice ranks in other countries and regions.

#2,022 in Ecuador (2025) · #2,207 in England & Wales (2025) · #2,738 in France (2025) · #1,378 in Canada (2024).

Famous Janices

Janice Dickinson — American model and actress
Janice E. Voss — American engineer and NASA astronaut (1956–2012)
Janice Rule — American actress (1931–2003)
Janice Rankin — Scottish and British curler
Janice Cayman — Belgian footballer

In stories & tradition

Janice Rand — Star Trek: The Original Series (TV series)
Janice Soprano — The Sopranos (TV series)
Janice Litman Goralnik^fr — Friends (TV series)

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 actress.

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

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