female NAME · CURRENTLY #9736

Janis

JAN-is

“God is gracious”

A given name used across several naming traditions and also associated with variants of Janice and John.

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How Janis has traveled through time

81910 391915 1211920 1401925 2701930 4481935 5781940 1,1331945 2,3011950 1,8501955 8631960 4271965 2441970 1551975 1431980 801985 461990 461995 412000 362005 372010 302015 92020 102025
LATEST YEAR202510 births
PEAK RANK#108in 1947
CURRENT USAGE100% F0% M

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration. SSA excludes names with fewer than five occurrences in a geographic area.

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