Janis
Meaning and origin
A variant of Janice. Doublet of Ivana, Jana, Janice, Jean, Jeanne, Jen, Joan, Joanna, Joanne, Johanna, Juana, Shavonne, Sian, Siobhan, Shane, Shaun, Shauna, and Sheena.
Source: Wiktionary, English entry for Janis (CC BY-SA 4.0). This is the origin of the name in English; families in Sweden may have taken it from another language.
Popularity in Sweden
Few babies have been given the name since 1998; it belongs mostly to older generations. The figures are for this exact spelling; other spellings of the name are counted on their own.
Everyone registered in Sweden on 31 December with this as the first name they use.
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| Year | Women and girls | Men and boys |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 11 | 154 |
| 2000 | 10 | 155 |
| 2001 | 10 | 152 |
| 2002 | 11 | 153 |
| 2003 | 12 | 149 |
| 2004 | 11 | 153 |
| 2005 | 13 | 147 |
| 2006 | 12 | 151 |
| 2007 | 12 | 155 |
| 2008 | 14 | 159 |
| 2009 | 13 | 164 |
| 2010 | 14 | 175 |
| 2011 | 12 | 180 |
| 2012 | 14 | 191 |
| 2013 | 14 | 188 |
| 2014 | 16 | 209 |
| 2015 | 16 | 228 |
| 2016 | 16 | 249 |
| 2017 | 17 | 269 |
| 2018 | 16 | 274 |
| 2019 | 16 | 283 |
| 2020 | 16 | 288 |
Janis in a sentence
- Hej! Jag heter Janis.Hi! My name is Janis.
- Har du träffat Janis? Han började jobba här i måndags.Have you met Janis? He started working here on Monday.
- Vet du om Janis kommer på festen på lördag?Do you know if Janis is coming to the party on Saturday?
- Janis mamma är lärare.Janis's mum is a teacher.
Swedish shows possession with a plain -s and no apostrophe: Janis mamma is Janis's mum. Because Janis already ends in s, nothing is added.
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Questions about Janis
How do you pronounce Janis in Swedish?
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What does the name Janis mean?
A variant of Janice. Doublet of Ivana, Jana, Janice, Jean, Jeanne, Jen, Joan, Joanna, Joanne, Johanna, Juana, Shavonne, Sian, Siobhan, Shane, Shaun, Shauna, and Sheena.
How popular is Janis in Sweden?
Fewer than two babies of either sex were named Janis in 2022. In 2020, 304 people in Sweden had Janis as the first name they go by.
Popularity figures: Statistics Sweden (SCB), name statistics (BE0001) from the Statistical Database, released as open data under CC0. Each spelling is counted as its own name, as SCB does. SCB's open name statistics end with babies named in 2022 and the population on 31 December 2020; SCB stopped producing name statistics in 2024 and now points to the Swedish Tax Agency (Skatteverket) for newer figures.
Origins, IPA and recordings: Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), via kaikki.org; recordings from Lingua Libre on Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA). Lingolib is not affiliated with SCB or Wiktionary. Sources last checked 7 October 2026.