Janine
Janine was the 5805th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 21 babies. Its best year was 1960, when it ranked 231st with 1,380 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 2,532 places. More babies were named Janine in the 1960s than in any other decade.
Meaning from Jeanne (Jane); "God is gracious" · French, Hebrew
Say it juh-NEEN /dʒəˈnin/
- Rank in 2025
- #5,805 girls, down 576 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 21girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 19601,380 babies
- Total since 1880
- 33,519babies recorded
What does the name Janine mean?
Janine comes from French Janine and Jeannine, formed from Jeanne with the diminutive -ine, and influenced in English by Jane. Jeanne is the French feminine of Jean (John), from the Hebrew name meaning "God is gracious". Janine came into English use in the 20th century and was most popular in the US in the 1960s.
Jeanne (French, “feminine of Jean (John)”)-ine (French, “diminutive ending”)
How sure is this? Well established.
Related names: Jeannine, Jane, Jean, Janina.
See also: Hebrew names, names that mean God, names that mean grace.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'Janine', Wiktionary (Wikimedia Foundation)
- Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, ed. S. L. Uckelman, Edition 2023 no. 1, s.v. 'Joan', DMNES (Durham University)
Janine popularity since 1880
A few boys are given the name too: 11 since 1966.
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #5,805 | 21 |
| 2020 | #5,229 | 24 |
| 2010 | #3,542 | 45 |
| 2000 | #1,681 | 105 |
| 1990 | #660 | 337 |
| 1980 | #427 | 507 |
| 1970 | #282 | 1,044 |
| 1960 | #231 | 1,380 |
| 1950 | #446 | 327 |
| 1940 | #1,083 | 45 |
| 1930 | #1,481 | 28 |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Janine, counting every spelling?
Janine is the most common spelling of a name family that had 30 girls in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 30 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Janine | 21 | #5,805 | 116 |
| Jeanine | 9 | #10,457 | 72 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Janine?
21 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Janine (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Janine born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 401 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Janine.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Janine?
About 29,300 people born in the US named Janine are alive today, with a median age of 58; half are between 46 and 65. That makes Janine a name most people associate with older generations.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Janine by state
How common Janine was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in California (1.8×). In 49 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Janine: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Janine, they share its era and feel.
Middle names for Janine · Sibling names for Janine
Questions about the name Janine
What does Janine mean?
Janine means “from Jeanne (Jane); "God is gracious"” (French, Hebrew origin). Certainty: well established.
How popular is the name Janine?
Janine was the 5805th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 21 babies. Its best year was 1960, when it ranked 231st with 1,380 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 2,532 places. More babies were named Janine in the 1960s than in any other decade.
Is Janine a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Janine in the US.
Where is Janine most popular?
In 2021–2025, Janine was most common in California (0.03 per 1,000 girls), followed by New York and New York.