Janis
- Gender
- Mostly girls
- Say it
- JAN-iss
- Origin
- Hebrew
- US rank, 2025
- #9,454 for girls
Janis is a name of Hebrew origin, meaning “God is gracious”. In 2025 it ranked 9,454th for girls in the US (10 babies).
What does Janis mean?
Hebrew: variant of Janice, an elaboration of Jane
“God is gracious”
Janis Joplin, the 1960s blues-rock singer, is the best-known bearer of this spelling.
More on Wiktionary.
Is Janis a girl's or a boy's name?
In recent years, Janis has been given to girls and boys, mostly girls. In 2025, it was given to 10 girls in the US.
How popular is Janis in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1998, with 4 girls.
Janis in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 3 | #5,966 |
| 2023 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 1 | #7,682 |
| 2016 | 1 | #7,664 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 1 | #7,592 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 4 | #4,742 |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 1 | #6,685 |
| 2005 | 3 | #4,976 |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 1 | #5,865 |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 4 | #3,310 |
How popular is Janis in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #9,454among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 10about 1 in 160,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 36% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 10 girls in the US were named Janis, making it the 9,454th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 10,245th. Its busiest year was 1947, with 3,205 girls. It first appears in the records in 1909.
Half of all the girls named Janis in the US since 1880 were born between 1946 and 1957, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 80 girls in the US were given Janis or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #1,979, up from #9,454 for this spelling alone.
- Janice 70
- Janis 10
Janis in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 10 | #9,454 |
| 2024 | 11 | #8,941 |
| 2023 | 11 | #8,984 |
| 2022 | 10 | #9,674 |
| 2021 | 10 | #9,557 |
| 2020 | 9 | #10,245 |
| 2019 | 21 | #5,794 |
| 2018 | 20 | #6,006 |
| 2017 | 20 | #6,040 |
| 2016 | 23 | #5,620 |
| 2015 | 30 | #4,583 |
| 2014 | 33 | #4,348 |
| 2013 | 28 | #4,885 |
| 2012 | 18 | #6,868 |
| 2011 | 23 | #5,725 |
| 2010 | 37 | #4,022 |
| 2009 | 35 | #4,268 |
| 2008 | 27 | #5,277 |
| 2007 | 30 | #4,806 |
| 2006 | 31 | #4,575 |
| 2005 | 36 | #3,938 |
| 2004 | 40 | #3,627 |
| 2003 | 26 | #4,799 |
| 2002 | 44 | #3,192 |
| 2001 | 38 | #3,482 |
| 2000 | 36 | #3,586 |
| 1999 | 52 | #2,672 |
| 1998 | 53 | #2,567 |
| 1997 | 40 | #2,974 |
| 1996 | 32 | #3,500 |
| 1995 | 46 | #2,645 |
| 1994 | 54 | #2,376 |
| 1993 | 45 | #2,671 |
| 1992 | 53 | #2,428 |
| 1991 | 40 | #2,880 |
| 1990 | 46 | #2,566 |
| 1989 | 75 | #1,783 |
| 1988 | 55 | #2,088 |
| 1987 | 47 | #2,274 |
| 1986 | 63 | #1,801 |
| 1985 | 80 | #1,522 |
| 1984 | 75 | #1,511 |
| 1983 | 102 | #1,237 |
| 1982 | 106 | #1,237 |
| 1981 | 124 | #1,114 |
| 1980 | 138 | #1,034 |
| 1979 | 161 | #920 |
| 1978 | 154 | #919 |
| 1977 | 161 | #888 |
| 1976 | 171 | #811 |
| 1975 | 155 | #863 |
| 1974 | 161 | #828 |
| 1973 | 163 | #801 |
| 1972 | 203 | #710 |
| 1971 | 280 | #608 |
| 1970 | 244 | #660 |
| 1969 | 270 | #608 |
| 1968 | 284 | #567 |
| 1967 | 306 | #536 |
| 1966 | 345 | #510 |
| 1965 | 427 | #461 |
| 1964 | 516 | #432 |
| 1963 | 664 | #377 |
| 1962 | 591 | #388 |
| 1961 | 708 | #360 |
| 1960 | 857 | #321 |
| 1959 | 1,011 | #281 |
| 1958 | 1,224 | #245 |
| 1957 | 1,553 | #213 |
| 1956 | 2,364 | #157 |
| 1955 | 1,840 | #179 |
| 1954 | 1,791 | #183 |
| 1953 | 1,864 | #169 |
| 1952 | 2,181 | #153 |
| 1951 | 2,550 | #131 |
| 1950 | 2,295 | #136 |
| 1949 | 2,458 | #131 |
| 1948 | 2,745 | #121 |
| 1947 | 3,205 | #108 |
| 1946 | 2,053 | #134 |
| 1945 | 1,128 | #184 |
| 1944 | 729 | #246 |
| 1943 | 651 | #274 |
| 1942 | 719 | #257 |
| 1941 | 596 | #262 |
| 1940 | 578 | #260 |
| 1939 | 620 | #252 |
| 1938 | 640 | #251 |
| 1937 | 716 | #226 |
| 1936 | 599 | #252 |
| 1935 | 448 | #287 |
| 1934 | 412 | #309 |
| 1933 | 361 | #331 |
| 1932 | 306 | #365 |
| 1931 | 261 | #401 |
| 1930 | 270 | #403 |
| 1929 | 226 | #437 |
| 1928 | 194 | #497 |
| 1927 | 197 | #498 |
| 1926 | 145 | #589 |
| 1925 | 140 | #619 |
| 1924 | 133 | #649 |
| 1923 | 107 | #705 |
| 1922 | 106 | #706 |
| 1921 | 105 | #714 |
| 1920 | 121 | #659 |
| 1919 | 79 | #792 |
| 1918 | 74 | #832 |
| 1917 | 55 | #933 |
| 1916 | 54 | #928 |
| 1915 | 39 | #1,075 |
| 1914 | 34 | #1,023 |
| 1913 | 20 | #1,274 |
| 1912 | 15 | #1,421 |
| 1911 | 11 | #1,450 |
| 1910 | 8 | #1,773 |
| 1909 | 6 | #1,957 |
Nicknames for Janis
- Jan 63 boys in the UK in 2025
Names like Janis
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Judith Jacqueline Judy Jane Joan Jackie Elaine Joanne Bonnie Marlene Janet Jayne
Other spellings of Janis
Names related to Janis
More Hebrew names
Noah Isabella Elijah James Jack Mia Ava Jude Ezra Benjamin Isaac Jacob Ethan Daniel Samuel Elias
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Janis: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/janis, updated 20 October 2026.