Jeanice
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- juh-NEES
- Origin
- Hebrew
Jeanice is a girls' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “God is gracious”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Jeanice mean?
Hebrew: Janice respelled with Jean-, an elaboration of Jane
“God is gracious”
Built on Jean, the French and Scots form of John, with the ending of Janice.
Is Jeanice a girl's or a boy's name?
Jeanice is a girls' name.
How popular is Jeanice in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1960, with 40 girls. It first appears in the records in 1915.
Half of all the girls named Jeanice in the US since 1880 were born between 1945 and 1976, the years shaded on the chart below.
Jeanice in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 5 | #16,756 |
| 2010 | 5 | #16,985 |
| 2009 | 8 | #12,423 |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 9 | #11,626 |
| 2006 | 7 | #13,601 |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 9 | #10,684 |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 6 | #13,589 |
| 2001 | 7 | #12,049 |
| 2000 | 11 | #8,527 |
| 1999 | 9 | #9,472 |
| 1998 | 9 | #9,254 |
| 1997 | 6 | #12,065 |
| 1996 | 6 | #11,801 |
| 1995 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 12 | #7,091 |
| 1993 | 11 | #7,491 |
| 1992 | 16 | #5,711 |
| 1991 | 16 | #5,653 |
| 1990 | 6 | #11,403 |
| 1989 | 12 | #6,525 |
| 1988 | 14 | #5,593 |
| 1987 | 15 | #5,069 |
| 1986 | 13 | #5,456 |
| 1985 | 14 | #5,075 |
| 1984 | 10 | #6,290 |
| 1983 | 9 | #6,703 |
| 1982 | 15 | #4,714 |
| 1981 | 12 | #5,570 |
| 1980 | 8 | #7,417 |
| 1979 | 9 | #6,694 |
| 1978 | 10 | #5,957 |
| 1977 | 9 | #6,338 |
| 1976 | 6 | #8,154 |
| 1975 | 17 | #3,773 |
| 1974 | 12 | #4,719 |
| 1973 | 18 | #3,480 |
| 1972 | 24 | #2,820 |
| 1971 | 18 | #3,507 |
| 1970 | 17 | #3,576 |
| 1969 | 9 | #5,056 |
| 1968 | 23 | #2,630 |
| 1967 | 18 | #2,963 |
| 1966 | 25 | #2,406 |
| 1965 | 22 | #2,604 |
| 1964 | 23 | #2,599 |
| 1963 | 24 | #2,488 |
| 1962 | 21 | #2,667 |
| 1961 | 28 | #2,249 |
| 1960 | 40 | #1,788 |
| 1959 | 33 | #1,950 |
| 1958 | 29 | #2,072 |
| 1957 | 20 | #2,562 |
| 1956 | 28 | #2,057 |
| 1955 | 22 | #2,340 |
| 1954 | 25 | #2,121 |
| 1953 | 23 | #2,172 |
| 1952 | 16 | #2,670 |
| 1951 | 20 | #2,244 |
| 1950 | 11 | #3,234 |
| 1949 | 12 | #2,998 |
| 1948 | 16 | #2,490 |
| 1947 | 11 | #3,238 |
| 1946 | 14 | #2,596 |
| 1945 | 10 | #2,915 |
| 1944 | 9 | #3,138 |
| 1943 | 14 | #2,446 |
| 1942 | 9 | #3,192 |
| 1941 | 11 | #2,666 |
| 1940 | 21 | #1,745 |
| 1939 | 13 | #2,300 |
| 1938 | 9 | #2,938 |
| 1937 | 22 | #1,630 |
| 1936 | 9 | #2,855 |
| 1935 | 16 | #2,005 |
| 1934 | 12 | #2,423 |
| 1933 | 12 | #2,403 |
| 1932 | 16 | #2,036 |
| 1931 | 8 | #3,224 |
| 1930 | 8 | #3,343 |
| 1929 | 10 | #2,920 |
| 1928 | 7 | #3,741 |
| 1927 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 6 | #4,304 |
| 1925 | 5 | #4,971 |
| 1924 | 5 | #5,059 |
| 1923 | 12 | #2,732 |
| 1922 | 9 | #3,377 |
| 1921 | 9 | #3,399 |
| 1920 | 10 | #3,097 |
| 1919 | 11 | #2,812 |
| 1918 | 10 | #3,023 |
| 1917 | 11 | #2,692 |
| 1916 | 11 | #2,657 |
| 1915 | 7 | #3,433 |
Names like Jeanice
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Jane Jacqueline Anne Judith Janice Janie Joanne Mary Katherine Christine Jayne Marlene
Names related to Jeanice
More Hebrew names
Noah Isabella Elijah James Jack Mia Ava Jude Ezra Benjamin Isaac Jacob Ethan Daniel Samuel Elias
Sources
Figures from 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, “Jeanice: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/jeanice, updated 20 October 2026.