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Janice

“Variant of Jane — God is gracious” — Hebrew via French origin

Girl's name · #2522 in the US (2025) · Heirloom

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.

Around the world: about 1 in 8,100 girls in Canada (2024) · about 1 in 19,000 girls in England & Wales (2025).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 7 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

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 · Star Trek 1
• Janice Soprano — The Sopranos
• Janice Litman Goralnik — television character

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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