How Many People Are Named Janise?
An estimated 1,734 people in the United States have the first name Janise. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 45 years old, and Janise peaked in popularity in 1953 with 54 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Janise 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 Janise paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,734
About 1 in 197,667 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
45
years old
Peak Year
1953
54 births
Total Registered
2,076
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Janise
Janise is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 2,076 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Janise as a female name
Ranked #14,161 in 2024
6 female births in 2024
Peak: 1953 (54 births)
Janise: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Janise span from the 1930s to the 2020s, covering 10 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1950s, when 407 babies were registered. Janise has declined significantly from its peak in the 1950s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Janise by Decade
How has Janise 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.
Janise by State
Birth registrations for Janise span all 8 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, New York, Michigan. The lowest are in Missouri, Ohio, Florida. On average, about 35 Janises were registered per state.
Janise + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Janise as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Janise: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Janise?
We estimate approximately 1,734 people named Janise 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 197,667 Americans share this first name.
Is Janise a common name?
Janise is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 93.1% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 2,076 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Janise most popular?
Janise reached peak popularity in 1953, when 54 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Janise is approximately 45 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Janise a female name?
Janise is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Janise Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Janise Smith, Janise Johnson, Janise 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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