Girl
Janice
Janice means "God is gracious" and comes from Hebrew, giving it real etymological depth as a girl's name. It had its heyday in the 1950s and has mostly fallen out of use since. Today, it is a well-known pick in the registry. The name's best year yet was 1951.
HebrewGod is gracious
HebrewElaboration of Jane
Births by decade
1900s
455
1910s
2,943
1920s
11,832
1930s
49,549
1940s
119,214
1950s
133,859
1960s
58,182
1970s
14,923
1980s
7,528
1990s
3,951
2000s
2,806
2010s
1,493
Peaked in the 1950s · 406,735 total U.S. births since 1900