Janica
- US rank
- Unranked
- Syllables
- 3
- Peak
- #3,388 in 1978
0 babies were named Janica in the US in 2025.
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US births per million girls, 1951–2025
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Popularity: U.S. Social Security Administration (babies with 5+ births per year).
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- HistoryJanica first shows up in US birth records in 1951, the first year at least 5 babies got it. It has been in use for 74 years since.
- Best yearIts best year was 1978, when it reached #3,388.
About the name Janica
Janica is a girl name of Slavic origin. It has 6 letters and 3 syllables, starting with J and ending in “-ica”. US birth records list Janica for girls from 1951 to 2017, in 55 of those 67 years. Its best year was 1978, when it ranked #3,388 among girl names. It hasn't been given to 5 or more US babies in a year since 2017, so today it's a genuinely rare choice.
Origin:Slavic names
| Decade | Babies per million | About 1 in |
|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.8 | 542,169 girls |
| 1960s | 1.7 | 602,410 girls |
| 1970s | 7.5 | 133,333 girls |
| 1980s | 10 | 96,805 girls |
| 1990s | 6.7 | 148,588 girls |
| 2000s | 4.8 | 210,084 girls |
| 2010s | 1.8 | 544,218 girls |
Other spellings of Janica
More Slavic girl names
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Questions about the name Janica
What is the origin of the name Janica?
Janica has Slavic roots in our records. Other Slavic names include Valentina, Natalie, Natalia.
Is Janica a boy or girl name?
Janica is a girl name.
How popular is the name Janica?
Janica is rare: fewer than 5 US girls got it in 2025, and it was last given to 5 or more in 2017. It peaked at #3,388 in 1978.