How Many People Are Named Janica?
An estimated 551 people in the United States have the first name Janica. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 39 years old, and Janica peaked in popularity in 1989 with 28 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Janica as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Janica paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
551
About 1 in 622,059 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
39
years old
Peak Year
1989
28 births
Total Registered
593
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Janica
Janica is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 593 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Janica as a female name
Ranked #14,862 in 2017
6 female births in 2017
Peak: 1989 (28 births)
Janica: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Janica span from the 1950s to the 2010s, covering 7 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1980s, when 178 babies were registered. Janica has declined significantly from its peak in the 1980s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Janica by Decade
How has Janica tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Janica by State
Birth registrations for Janica span all 3 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, New York, Utah. The lowest are in Utah, New York, California. On average, about 9 Janicas were registered per state.
Janica + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Janica as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Janica: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Janica?
We estimate approximately 551 people named Janica are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 622,059 Americans share this first name.
Is Janica a common name?
Janica is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 85.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 593 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Janica most popular?
Janica reached peak popularity in 1989, when 28 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Janica is approximately 39 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Janica a female name?
Janica is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Janica Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Janica Smith, Janica Johnson, Janica Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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