Janis Joplin
There are approximately 1 people named Janis Joplin living in the United States today. That makes this name combination very rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 342,754,338 Americans.
This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Janis with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Joplin. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and ancestry information.
Expected bearers
1
1 in 342,754,338
Named Janis
29K
Alive today
Named Joplin
2.4K
Alive today
US population
343M
Denominator
Estimated living: 29K
Rarity: Uncommon
Gender: Female
Peak year: 1947
Average age: 69
Estimated bearers: 2.4K
Rarity: Rare
Census rank: #14,233
Per 100K: 0.71
Top ancestry: White (75.4%)
First name trend
Janis: popularity over time
Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Janis. The peak year was 1947 with 3,217 births. The average person named Janis today is 69 years old.
Babies born per year
Ethnicity
Ancestry of the Joplin surname
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the surname Joplin, from the 2010 US Census Bureau. The largest group is White at 75.4%.
- White75.4%
- Black or African American16.6%
- Hispanic or Latino2.7%
- Two or more races2.5%
- American Indian and Alaska Native2.4%
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.5%
Methodology
How we calculated this
The first name Janis has a living-bearer frequency of 0.0084% of the US population, based on 28,838 estimated living Americans carrying this first name (from SSA birth records going back to 1880, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables).
The surname Joplin appears at a rate of 0.71 per 100,000 residents in the 2010 Census Bureau surname file, which translates to a frequency of 0.0007%.
Multiplying these two independent frequencies against the current US population of 342,754,338 gives an expected count of approximately 1 people with the full name Janis Joplin. This assumes statistical independence between first and last names, which is a simplification but produces reasonable estimates for most combinations.
FAQ
Janis Joplin: questions and answers
How many people are named Janis Joplin?
We estimate approximately 1 people in the United States share the full name Janis Joplin. That works out to about 1 in 342,754,338 Americans. This is calculated by combining the first-name frequency (0.0084%) with the surname frequency (0.71 per 100K) against the current US population.
How rare is the name Janis Joplin?
We classify Janis Joplin as "Very Rare". About 1 in 342,754,338 Americans share this exact first and last name combination.
Is Janis a male or female name?
Janis is predominantly female. Out of 49,004 total SSA registrations, 0.4% were male and 99.6% were female. See the full Janis profile for detailed gender data.
Where does this data come from?
First-name data comes from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files (1880 to 2024). Surname data comes from the 2010 US Census Bureau decennial surname tables. Living-bearer estimates use CDC actuarial life tables to adjust for mortality. Read the full methodology.