Girls' name · since 1924
Janaan
Janaan has 38 recorded births since 1924 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1924 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #38,176 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 38
- born since 1924
- 1930s
- peak decade
Janaan sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 38 recorded since 1924.
Janaan has 38 recorded births among girls since 1924, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1930s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1924 to 1952.
- #38,176 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 38 born since 1924
- 1930s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Janaan ranks #38,176 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 38 born since 1924, peaking in the 1930s.
- #38,176 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 38
- born since 1924
- 1930s
- peak decade
Janaan's 38 recorded births place it above 46.97% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Iowa.
Janaan's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Janaan's full recorded timeline at 1937, 50% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 50% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1930, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1924 peak of 7 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Janaan popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1924–1952
- Peak year (1924)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 29 years of records
Janaan by decade
1930s is the heaviest window (19 births, 50% of the file).
1930s was Janaan's strongest decade.
19 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 50% of all-time use.
Janaan births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s 7
1920s
7 births
- 1930s
1930s
19 births
- 1940s 6
1940s
6 births
- 1950s 6
1950s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1930s at 19 births (50% of all-time use).
Janaan by state
Where Janaan concentrates geographically, total births since 1924
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Iowa | | 26 | 68.4% |
26 of 38 births nationwide.
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- Janaan's decade-level peak was the 1930s (19 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 1950s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Iowa records the most Janaans (26 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Iowa names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Janaan: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1924)
Similar record span (~28 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, 1924–1952 (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 Janaan 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.