# Janis (first name)

Source: https://namelineage.com/first-name/janis/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. US counts from the Social Security Administration; England and Wales counts from the Office for National Statistics; meaning and etymology from Wiktionary. Data updated 2026-11-11.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Usually given to | girls |
| Origin | not recorded |
| Meaning | not recorded |
| Pronunciation | /ˈd͡ʒænɪs/, 2 syllables |
| Nicknames | none recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |
| US babies named this | 49,015 since 1880 |
| Boys / girls in the US | 174 / 48,841 (100% girls) |
| Babies in England and Wales | 41, 1996 to 2025 |

## Etymology

A variant of Janice. Doublet of Ivana, Jana, Janice, Jean, Jeanne, Jen, Joan, Joanna, Joanne, Johanna, Juana, Shavonne, Sian, Siobhan, Shane, Shaun, Shauna, and Sheena.

## Popularity

The last 15 years of each series. A year is missing when too few babies were given the name for the agency to publish it: five in the US, three in England and Wales.

### United States, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 23 | 5,820 |
| 2012 | 18 | 6,976 |
| 2013 | 28 | 4,946 |
| 2014 | 33 | 4,393 |
| 2015 | 30 | 4,643 |
| 2016 | 23 | 5,702 |
| 2017 | 20 | 6,148 |
| 2018 | 20 | 6,122 |
| 2019 | 21 | 5,869 |
| 2020 | 9 | 10,623 |
| 2021 | 10 | 9,866 |
| 2022 | 10 | 10,004 |
| 2023 | 11 | 9,263 |
| 2024 | 11 | 9,198 |
| 2025 | 10 | 9,736 |

### United States, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1951 | 7 | 3,208 |
| 1952 | 8 | 2,973 |
| 1953 | 8 | 3,027 |
| 1955 | 10 | 2,667 |
| 1956 | 8 | 3,077 |
| 1960 | 6 | 3,838 |
| 1962 | 9 | 2,938 |
| 1964 | 7 | 3,431 |
| 1969 | 5 | 4,675 |
| 1972 | 6 | 4,680 |
| 1973 | 5 | 5,431 |
| 1980 | 5 | 6,674 |
| 2000 | 5 | 11,121 |
| 2022 | 5 | 13,155 |
| 2023 | 6 | 11,425 |

### England and Wales, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 4 | 3,142 |
| 2005 | 3 | 4,798 |
| 2008 | 4 | 4,524 |
| 2024 | 3 | 5,891 |

### England and Wales, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 3 | 4,432 |
| 2012 | 8 | 2,458 |
| 2013 | 4 | 3,822 |
| 2016 | 5 | 3,478 |
| 2017 | 4 | 3,996 |
| 2022 | 3 | 4,789 |

## People named Janis

- Janis Joplin, American singer (1943–1970)
- Jānis Čakste, 1st president of Latvia (1859-1927)
- Janis Ian, American singer-songwriter
- Jānis Pujats, Catholic cardinal of Latvian origin (born 1930)
- Janis Blaswich, German association football player
- Janis Carter, American actress, singer & television personality (1913-1994)
- Jānis Ķipurs, bobsledder
- Janis Martin, American musician (1940–2007)
- Janis Antiste, French association football player (born 2002)
- Jānis Lidmanis, basketballer, footballer (1910-1986)
- Janis Karpinski, American military officer
- Janis Siegel, American singer

## How to read these numbers

A count is babies registered with that name in that year, not people alive now, so a name common a century ago can have a large total and few recent births.