Janis
Janis is a given name. Notable people with the name include:
- English
- Latvian
Meaning & Origin of Janis
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Janis is a given name. Notable people with the name include:
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- English
- Latvian
The Story of Janis
American parents first put Janis on the record books as a baby girl name in 1909, with 6 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 1947, when 3,205 Janiss were born — ranking #108 that year. About 38% of every Janis on record arrived during the 1950s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Janis ranks #8,118 for baby girls with 12 births, falling sharply (-31%). All told, over 49K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1900s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Variants & Related Forms of Janis
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Janis. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
Names that sound like Janis
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About the name Janis
Janis is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1909 and has accumulated 49K births in the dataset. Janis's peak popularity came in 1947 when it ranked #108. Use the chart and map above to compare Janis'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 .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.