Meaning & origin
A reliable meaning for Janiece isn’t established in our sources yet. Rather than guess, we show what is recorded: how the name is used, how often, and the names it’s connected to.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1918. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Janiece through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 3,192
- 0 boys · 3,192 girls
- Most popular year
- 1993
- 78 babies
- 2025
- 10
- #9,735 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −41%
- Cooling
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 10 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 9,735 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 40.5% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 78 in 1993. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 2,412 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Janiece’s family of names
Janiece has a related form in Janis.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Similar names
If you love Janiece, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
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16% boys · 84% girls
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“one who is youthful; daughter of the sky”
>99% girls
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“God is gracious”
>99% girls
Kelsie
“from the island of ships; of the ship's victory”
>99% girls
Annaliese
“graced with God's bounty”
>99% girls