unisex name

Janic

  • Gender Unisex
  • Letters 5
  • Births on record 105

Janic is a unisex name. It is given to both girls and boys — about 48% of recorded births with this name are girls. In 1961 it was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

  • Peaked in France in 1964, when 15 babies were given the name.
  • It has largely dropped out of use in France.
  • First appears in birth records in 1937.

Janic over time

Births per decade in France, 1930s to 1980s. The striped bar is the 1980s, still in progress — it covers 1980 to 1985, not a full ten years.

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Births named Janic by decade in France
Decade Births
1930s 10
1940s 10
1950s 20
1960s 40
1970s 5
1980s (to 1985) 10

How popular is Janic?

In 1985, Janic was given to 5 babies in France. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Where Janic is used

France #2,595 5 in 1985
Canada #2,702 5 in 1998
United States #6,867 5 in 1961

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

French counts are rounded to the nearest five and nothing below five is published, so these figures show the shape of the name's use rather than an exact tally. Data & sources.

Names that peaked alongside Janic

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Janic also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Janic over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Janic

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Janic — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Janic

How popular is the name Janic?

In 1985, Janic was given to 5 babies in France. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Is Janic a girl's or a boy's name?

Janic is used for both girls and boys. About 48% of recorded births with this name are girls.

When was Janic most popular?

Janic peaked in 1964, when 15 babies were given the name. It has largely dropped out of use.