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Janis
OriginVariation of Jannis, Frisian and Dutch
Meaning"God is gracious"
GenderBoy & girl
US rank · boysUnranked
Below 5 births
US rank · girls#9736
2025 SSA
About Janis
Last moment of glory was in the Janis Joplin sixties.
Janis is also given to boys.
Pronounced JAN-is.
As of October 2026, Janis ranked #11413 in US births in 2023 SSA, peaked at #2306 in 1947.
Popularity & trends
US popularity — history
US rank, lower is more popular · SSA data 2014–2025
Boys #4,678
Girls #4,643
20142025
18802025
Data table
| Year | US rank · boys | Births · boys | US rank · girls | Births · girls |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | — | 0 | #4,393 | 33 |
| 2015 | — | 0 | #4,643 | 30 |
| 2016 | — | 0 | — | 0 |
| 2017 | — | 0 | — | 0 |
| 2018 | — | 0 | — | 0 |
| 2019 | — | 0 | — | 0 |
| 2020 | — | 0 | — | 0 |
| 2021 | — | 0 | — | 0 |
| 2022 | — | 0 | — | 0 |
| 2023 | — | 0 | — | 0 |
| 2024 | — | 0 | — | 0 |
| 2025 | — | 0 | — | 0 |
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Janis for boys
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Famous Janiss
- Janis Ian (born Janis Eddy Fink)Girl
American musician and comedian
- Janis Lyn JoplinGirl
American singer,songwriter
- Janis Paige (born Donna Mae Tjaden)Girl
American singer and actress
- Janis TanakaGirl
American rock bassist
- Elsie JanisGirl
American WWI,era singer and actress
- Janis GayeGirl
ex,wife of American singer Marvin Gaye
- Janis Lynn HapeGirl
American Olympic swimmer
- Janis Gudrun JohnsonGirl
Canadian Senator from Manitoba
Janis in pop culture
- Janis IanGirl
character in movie "Mean Girls," named after the singer
- Janis GoldGirl
character on TV's "24"
- Janis DayGirl
main character in newspaper comic strip "Arlo and Janis"
- Janis HawkGirl
main character in TV's "FlashForward"
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