Janine

#5,722 for girls in 2025, 21 births · Last seen for boys in 1967 at #3,559
Given to girls >99.9% of the time

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Peak · girls
1960 · 1,380 births
Debut · girls
7 births
In top 100 · girls
never
of 146 years
Total births · girls
33,508
since 1914

Janine over time

girls

Rank among girls' names. Janine has never cracked the top 200 here.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201966peak #231, 1960girls
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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2025#5,72221—
2024#5,96220—
2023#5,96020—
2022#5,30924—
2021#4,41331—
2020#5,16824—
2019#4,90927—
2018#3,00454—
2017#3,91938—
2016#3,70741—
2015#3,25450—
2014#4,76829—
2013#3,40446—
2012#2,93558—
2011#4,24434—
2010#3,51645—
2009#2,82662—
2008#3,93640—
2007#2,61670—
2006#3,09054—
2005#2,08889—
2004#1,855102—
2003#1,92594—
2002#1,86695—
2001#1,765101—
2000#1,674105—
1999#1,431122—
1998#1,382124—
1997#1,273138—
1996#1,079171—
1995#1,023178—
1994#961193—
1993#803250—
1992#734288—
1991#734283—
1990#659337—
1989#639328—
1988#565366—
1987#575345—
1986#540376—
1985#484426—
1984#422507—
1983#401541—
1982#410560—
1981#429496—
1980#427507—
1979#410524—
1978#417484—
1977#422480—
1976#408495—
1975#410491—
1974#385541—
1973#365584—
1972#367594—
1971#321830—
1970#2811,044—
1969#303893—
1968#295882—
1967#2591,056#3,5596
1966#2381,238#3,9485
1965#2321,357—
1964#2511,240—
1963#2611,135—
1962#2461,289—
1961#2421,288—
1960#2311,380—
1959#340774—
1958#445459—
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1955#314745—
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1953#311694—
1952#346564—
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1943#99264—
1942#1,04656—
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1934#1,07942—
1933#1,40027—
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First appearance
1914

The first year at least five girls were named Janine! It came in at #2,876, and was given to 7 baby girls.


Quietest stretch: 1915–1922, when fewer than 6 girls a year got the name.

Where Janine is popular in 1966

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Janine, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Janine, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Janine, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Janine, so not publishedNHWashington: #182 for girls · 25 births · 1 in 855 girlsWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Janine, so not publishedIDMontana: #212 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 906 girlsMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Janine, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #178 for girls · 29 births · 1 in 1,012 girlsMNIllinois: #279 for girls · 50 births · 1 in 1,760 girlsILWisconsin: #218 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 1,546 girlsWIMichigan: #239 for girls · 50 births · 1 in 1,471 girlsMINew York: #115 for girls · 271 births · 1 in 538 girlsNYMassachusetts: #123 for girls · 69 births · 1 in 653 girlsMARhode Island: #185 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 1,162 girlsRIOregon: #220 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 1,020 girlsORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Janine, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Janine, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Janine, so not publishedSDIowa: #177 for girls · 25 births · 1 in 843 girlsIAIndiana: #379 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 3,235 girlsINOhio: #261 for girls · 51 births · 1 in 1,670 girlsOHPennsylvania: #134 for girls · 135 births · 1 in 663 girlsPANew Jersey: #144 for girls · 80 births · 1 in 645 girlsNJConnecticut: #190 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 1,050 girlsCTCalifornia: #182 for girls · 171 births · 1 in 899 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Janine, so not publishedUTColorado: #269 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 1,378 girlsCONebraska: #308 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 2,116 girlsNEMissouri: #421 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 3,841 girlsMOKentucky: fewer than 5 girls named Janine, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Janine, so not publishedWVVirginia: #317 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 2,448 girlsVAMaryland: #264 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 1,709 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Janine, so not publishedDEArizona: #292 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 1,422 girlsAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Janine, so not publishedNMKansas: #322 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 2,045 girlsKSArkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Janine, so not publishedARTennessee: fewer than 5 girls named Janine, so not publishedTNNorth Carolina: #373 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 3,053 girlsNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Janine, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: #236 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 1,224 girlsDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 girls named Janine, so not publishedOKLouisiana: #509 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 4,005 girlsLAMississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Janine, so not publishedMSAlabama: fewer than 5 girls named Janine, so not publishedALGeorgia: #683 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 7,736 girlsGAHawaii: #163 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 613 girlsHITexas: #1,011 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 13,127 girlsTXFlorida: #258 for girls · 30 births · 1 in 1,430 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. New York#115 · 1 in 538
  2. Massachusetts#123 · 1 in 653
  3. Pennsylvania#134 · 1 in 663
  4. New Jersey#144 · 1 in 645
  5. Hawaii#163 · 1 in 613

Best ever in a state: #106 in Wyoming, 1968.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
New York#1152711 in 538
Massachusetts#123691 in 653
Pennsylvania#1341351 in 663
New Jersey#144801 in 645
Hawaii#16381 in 613
Iowa#177251 in 843
Minnesota#178291 in 1,012
California#1821711 in 899
Washington#182251 in 855
Rhode Island#18561 in 1,162
Connecticut#190211 in 1,050
Montana#21251 in 906
Wisconsin#218231 in 1,546
Oregon#220131 in 1,020
District of Columbia#23691 in 1,224
Michigan#239501 in 1,471
Florida#258301 in 1,430
Ohio#261511 in 1,670
Maryland#264161 in 1,709
Colorado#269111 in 1,378
Illinois#279501 in 1,760
Arizona#29291 in 1,422
Nebraska#30851 in 2,116
Virginia#317141 in 2,448
Kansas#32271 in 2,045
North Carolina#373131 in 3,053
Indiana#379131 in 3,235
Missouri#42191 in 3,841
Louisiana#50981 in 4,005
Georgia#68351 in 7,736
Texas#1,01171 in 13,127
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Janine
Momentum · girls
Holding steady
  • 240 spots since 2024 (#5,962 → #5,722)
  • 554 spots since 2020 (#5,168 → #5,722)
  • 2,468 spots since 2015 (#3,254 → #5,722)
  • Biggest jump: 399 spots in 1938 (#1,330 → #931)
  • Biggest drop: 158 spots in 1994 (#803 → #961)
Rise & fade · girls
46 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1914
  • Peaked 1960 at #231 (1,380 births)
  • Births halved by 1972, 12 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 53 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 53 yrs · run 1945–1994
Share of babies · girls
1 in 1,301
  • Highest: 1 in 1,301 girls born in 1965 were named Janine (0.08%)
  • Latest: 1 in 76,537 girls born in 2025 (0.00%)
  • Its best rank, #231 in 1960, was only 1 in 1,465 (0.07%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
Era · girls
The 1960s
  • 35.1% of all girls named Janine (11,758) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1910s22#2,876 (1914)#4,138
1920s56#1,447 (1929)#3,542
1930s371#931 (1938)#1,223
1940s1,368#479 (1947)#824
1950s5,956#297 (1954)#364
1960s11,758#231 (1960)#256
1970s6,067#281 (1970)#379
1980s4,452#401 (1983)#489
1990s2,084#659 (1990)#1,008
2000s812#1,674 (2000)#2,364
2010s422#2,935 (2012)#3,766
2020s140#4,413 (2021)#5,422

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Janine in 1966

girls
#238
1,238 births · 1 in 1,367 girls
boys
#3,948
5 births · 1 in 356,692 boys

Top girls' names in 1966

  1. #1Lisa56,918
  2. #2Kimberly32,232
  3. #3Mary28,890
  4. #4Michelle27,159
  5. #5Karen25,450
  6. #6Susan23,776
  7. #7Patricia20,112
  8. #8Tammy18,621
  9. #9Angela18,532
  10. #10Jennifer18,215
  11. #238Janine1,238

Top boys' names in 1966

  1. #1Michael79,985
  2. #2David66,408
  3. #3James65,163
  4. #4John65,016
  5. #5Robert59,317
  6. #6William38,237
  7. #7Mark34,801
  8. #8Richard34,457
  9. #9Jeffrey30,200
  10. #10Thomas29,003
  11. #3,948Janine5
More about 1966

girls

1,692,177 girls got a published name in 1966; 1 in 1,367 of them was named Janine, which outranked 96.9% of the 7,624 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.0% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Janine
  1. #235Irene1,287
  2. #236Dianna1,260
  3. #237Emily1,249
  4. #238Janine1,238
  5. #239Candace1,220
  6. #240Doreen1,212
  7. #241Lee1,211
Biggest movers since 1965
Risers
  1. ↑ 6,121Tabatha#6,539 → #418
  2. ↑ 1,469Tabitha#1,993 → #524
  3. ↑ 1,325Joell#2,247 → #922
  4. ↑ 1,047Tatia#1,715 → #668
  5. ↑ 969Nichole#1,829 → #860
Fallers
  1. ↓ 398Barb#815 → #1,213
  2. ↓ 310Jewell#952 → #1,262
  3. ↓ 288Roxie#944 → #1,232
  4. ↓ 284Aretha#818 → #1,102
  5. ↓ 280Kecia#392 → #672

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

1,783,461 boys got a published name in 1966; 1 in 356,692 of them was named Janine, which outranked 13.0% of the 4,540 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 28.2% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Janine
  1. #3,537Zak6
  2. #3,537Zan6
  3. #3,537Zonnie6
  4. #3,948Janine5
  5. #3,948Aarron5
  6. #3,948Abdel5
  7. #3,948Abelino5

Tied with 592 names at #3,948; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1965
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,207Jarrod#1,720 → #513
  2. ↑ 893Heath#1,254 → #361
  3. ↑ 467Illya#1,294 → #827
  4. ↑ 419Jarrett#1,294 → #875
  5. ↑ 399Reynold#1,360 → #961
Fallers
  1. ↓ 464Quint#986 → #1,450
  2. ↓ 303Dario#934 → #1,237
  3. ↓ 299Darran#1,000 → #1,299
  4. ↓ 281Artie#897 → #1,178
  5. ↓ 268Daryn#716 → #984

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1966 →