Jance
Janče is a dispersed settlement in the hills south of the Sava River east of the capital Ljubljana in central Slovenia. It belongs to the City Municipality of Ljubljana. It is part of the traditional region of Lower Carniola and is now included with the rest of the municipality in the Central Slovenia Statistical Region.
Meaning & Origin of Jance
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Janče is a dispersed settlement in the hills south of the Sava River east of the capital Ljubljana in central Slovenia. It belongs to the City Municipality of Ljubljana. It is part of the traditional region of Lower Carniola and is now included with the rest of the municipality in the Central Slovenia Statistical Region.
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Origin & history
The Story of Jance
As a girl name
Jance first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1960, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1960, when 5 Jances were born — ranking #6,389 that year. As of 2026, Jance ranks #6,389 for girls with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 5 Jances have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1960s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Jance first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1990, with 7 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1990, when 7 Jances were born — ranking #6,415 that year. As of 2026, Jance ranks #12,142 for boys with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 78 Jances have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1990s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Jance
Jance is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1990 and has accumulated 78 births in the dataset. Jance's peak popularity came in 1990 when it ranked #6,415. Use the chart and map above to compare Jance's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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