Meaning 
The name Janis has the following meaning: God is gracious. Feminine version of John. Lady Jane Grey of the 16th century became queen, and gave this name a higher profile. Often used as a middle name or in combination names such as Mary-Jane.
It is a female name, suitable for baby girls.
Popularity 
As a baby girl name, Janis is currently not a popular baby name in the USA.
The following chart shows the popularity of the name Janis in the USA, over the past 100 years.
Origins  Related names  The following names are baby names related to Janis and are suitable names for brothers and sisters of Janis: Boys - Arlo, Brenton, Burrell, Cloyd, Dayton, Dearborn, Deems, Denver, Derrick, Dover, Durwin, Edd, Forrest, Geary, Haywood, Isham, Kent, Kinley, Lindell, Lorne, Morton, Girls - Addyson, Aletha, Cheryle, Delisa, Fronia, Heaven, Icie, Icy, Janice, Latonya, Maryann, Maryanne, Myla, Unique, Willene, Both genders - Dell, Ella, Emery, Hadley, June, Laken, Tate
Variants 
The name Janis is a variant of Jane. Other popular variants of the name Jane are: Jaine, Jainee, Jananelle, Janaye, Janean, Janeane, Janee, Janeen, Janel, Janela, Janelba, Janella, Janessa (English), Janet (Scottish), Janeta, Janeth, Janetta, Janette, Janey, Jani, Jania, Janice (English), Janicia, Janie (Nickname), Janina, Janine, Janis, Janise, Jannette, Jayne, Jayni, Jaynie, Jennice, Juanetta, Juanisha, Juanita
Style 
We think the name Janis should fall under the following style category: Classics. See other Classics girl names
Impression 
Based on our research, most people would imagine a person with the name Janis to be: Dependable and girl next doorIn one word, you might describe Janis as a(n) " dependable" person. See other "dependable" names for girls.
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