Recorded 1936–1970 Girls' name Peak 1947 184 births

Janace — girls' name

184 babies named Janace in U.S. Social Security records since 1936, with the highest year being 1947. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1930s291940s1001950s451970s10
1940s
Peak decade

54% of everyone ever named Janace was born in this single decade.

1947
Single peak year

14 babies were named Janace in 1947 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Janace

The Social Security Administration has registered 184 babies named Janace between 1936 and 1970, spanning 35 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Janace currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1970. The name reached its historical peak in 1947, when 14 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Janace performed strongest in the 1940s, accumulating 100 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Janace shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Janace in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 184 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Janace at a glance

Last recorded 1970

Total births

184

Since 1936

35 years of records

Peak year

1947

14 births that year

Strongest decade: 1940s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1970

Active since

1936

Recorded for 35 years

Last year on file: 1970

Janace popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1970–1936

Last recorded 1970
Peak year (1947)
14
Annual births at peak — across 35 years of records
46810121416 19701955195019471944194119381936 9

Janace by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1940s
Peak decade
1940s
100 births that decade — 54% of Janace's all-time total
1930s291940s1001950s451970s10

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Janace?
184 babies have been named Janace since 1936. It was last recorded in 1970. The peak year was 1947 with 14 births.
When was Janace most popular?
Janace was most popular in the 1940s decade with 100 total births. The single peak year was 1947.
How long has the name Janace been used?
Janace has been recorded in Social Security data since 1936, spanning 35 years of data through 1970.
What names are similar to Janace?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Janet, Janice, Jane, Janie, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1936–1970 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.