Name Legacy

Janyce

Recorded 1918–2014 · United States

Janyce was most popular in 1947, when 86 American babies were given the name — ranking #1,644 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,861 people named Janyce.

Most popular in1947
Rank that year#1,644
Births that year86
Total since 18801,861
Given to100% girls

Janyce over time

18802025
Births per year. The dot marks Janyce’s peak in 1947. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Janyce a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Janyce is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 1,861 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Janyce

Where Janyce is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org