How Many People Are Named Janine?
An estimated 27,576 people in the United States have the first name Janine. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 54 years old, and Janine peaked in popularity in 1960 with 1,381 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Janine 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 Janine paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Janine has fallen dramatically from its peak in the 1960s. Recent registrations are less than 5% of what they were at the name's height.
Estimated Living Americans
27,576
About 1 in 12,429 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Uncommon
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
54
years old
Peak Year
1960
1,381 births
Total Registered
33,499
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Janine
Janine is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 33,499 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Janine as a male name
Ranked #3,735 in 1967
6 male births in 1967
Peak: 1967 (6 births)
Janine as a female name
Ranked #6,011 in 2024
20 female births in 2024
Peak: 1960 (1,381 births)
Janine: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Janine span from the 1910s to the 2020s, covering 12 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1960s, when 11,770 babies were registered. Janine has declined significantly from its peak in the 1960s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Janine by Decade
How has Janine 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.
Janine by State
Birth registrations for Janine span all 48 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in New York, California, Pennsylvania. The lowest are in Mississippi, Wyoming, Nevada. On average, about 619 Janines were registered per state.
Janine + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Janine as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Janine
Other first names starting with J with a similar number of bearers.
Janine: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Janine?
We estimate approximately 27,576 people named Janine 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 12,429 Americans share this first name.
Is Janine a common name?
Janine is classified as "Uncommon" and is more popular than 98.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 33,499 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Janine most popular?
Janine reached peak popularity in 1960, when 1,381 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Janine is approximately 54 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Janine a female name?
Janine is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Janine Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Janine Smith, Janine Johnson, Janine 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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