Unisex name · since 1911
Jan
Jan has 54,531 recorded births since 1911 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1956 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #554 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #15,030 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 54,531
- born since 1911
- 1950s
- peak decade
Jan currently ranks #15030 among unisex names in America, with 54,531 babies recorded since 1911.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jan has been recorded 54,531 times among girls since 1911, currently ranked #15030 nationally and more common than 13% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 1950s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1911 to 2025.
- #554 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #15,030 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 54,531 born since 1911
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jan ranks #554 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #15,030 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 54,531 born since 1911, peaking in the 1950s.
- #554 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #15,030 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 54,531
- born since 1911
- 1950s
- peak decade
Jan's 54,531 recorded births place it above 99.23% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
51 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Jan compares
54,531 Top 4% higher than 96% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Jan's all-time total is 145x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Jan | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 54,531 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 3,201 | 21 | 19,840 |
Jan's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Jan's SSA record in two at 1965 and the more recent half accounts for 15% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 85%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 2010, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1956 peak of 3,201, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Jan popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1911–2025
- Peak year (1956)
- 3,201
- Annual births at peak, across 115 years of records
Jan popularity over time - boys
22,403 total births recorded since 1902 (Jan as boys' name)
Jan by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (26,169 births, 48% of the file).
1950s was Jan's strongest decade.
26,169 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 48% of all-time use.
Jan births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 110
1910s
110 births
- 1920s 323
1920s
323 births
- 1930s 1,787
1930s
1,787 births
- 1940s 8,717
1940s
8,717 births
- 1950s
1950s
26,169 births
- 1960s
1960s
12,827 births
- 1970s 3,095
1970s
3,095 births
- 1980s 1,126
1980s
1,126 births
- 1990s 230
1990s
230 births
- 2000s 87
2000s
87 births
- 2010s 45
2010s
45 births
- 2020s 15
2020s
15 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 26,169 births (48% of all-time use).
How Jan compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Jan's total volume
Jan by state
Where Jan concentrates geographically, total births since 1911
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 5,314 | 9.7% |
| #2 | Texas | | 4,269 | 7.8% |
| #3 | Illinois | | 2,764 | 5.1% |
| #4 | New York | | 2,478 | 4.5% |
| #5 | Michigan | | 2,465 | 4.5% |
| #6 | Ohio | | 2,463 | 4.5% |
| #7 | Pennsylvania | | 2,137 | 3.9% |
| #8 | Georgia | | 1,835 | 3.4% |
5,314 of 54,531 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 51 reporting states.
Jan appears in 51 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Jan's data
- Jan's decade-level peak was the 1950s (26,169 total births); usage has since declined to 15 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Jans (5,314 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Jan: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1956)
Similar record span (~114 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1911–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Jan draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.