Janine

Girl name

Janine has been given to 33,519 babies in the U.S. since 1914. It peaked in 1960.

Meaning & origin /d͡ʒəˈniːn/

From French Janine and Jeannine under influence from Jane, from Jeanne + -ine, q.v. Doublet of Ivanka, Jan, Janelle, Janet, Janey, Jeanette, Jeanie, Jeannette, Jeannine, Jen, Jenna, Jenny, Jessie, Jo, Jody, Juanita, Shanae, Sinead, and Vanna.

Origin: French

Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Popularity over time births per year, 1880–2025

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Total babies

33,519

Peak year

1960 (1,380 babies)

Rank in 2025

Below top 1000

First recorded

1914

10-year trend

▼ -58%

Gender split

100% girls / 0% boys

Famous people named Janine

Janine Jansen

Dutch violinist and violist

Janine Turner

American actress (born 1962)

Notability data from Wikidata (CC0).

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