Janicka
Janicki is a Polish surname derived from the place named Janice (disambiguation). Notable people with the surname include:Aleksander Janicki, Polish artist Czesław Janicki (1926–2012), Polish scientist and politician Don Janicki, American long-distance runner Greg Janicki, American soccer player Jagna Janicka, Polish costume and scene designer Jerzy Janicki (1928–2007), Polish writer Jerzy…
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Meaning & Origin of Janicka
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Janicki is a Polish surname derived from the place named Janice (disambiguation). Notable people with the surname include:Aleksander Janicki, Polish artist Czesław Janicki (1926–2012), Polish scientist and politician Don Janicki, American long-distance runner Greg Janicki, American soccer player Jagna Janicka, Polish costume and scene designer Jerzy Janicki (1928–2007), Polish writer Jerzy…
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
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The Story of Janicka
Janicka first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1979, with 5 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 1979: 5 births, good for #10,208 nationwide. About 50% of every Janicka on record arrived during the 1970s, its defining decade. Janicka last appeared in the published SSA data in 1981, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 10 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1970s to the 2020s.
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About the name Janicka
Janicka is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1979 and has accumulated 10 births in the dataset. Janicka's peak popularity came in 1979 when it ranked #10,208. Use the chart and map above to compare Janicka'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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