Girls' name · since 1939
Janae
18,052 babies named Janae in U.S. Social Security records since 1939, with the highest year being 2000. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #1,138 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,685 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 18,052
- born since 1939
- 1990s
- peak decade
Janae currently ranks #1685 among girls' names in America, with 18,052 babies recorded since 1939.
Social Security Administration records show Janae recorded 18,052 times among girls since 1939, holding rank #1685 nationally today, ahead of 90% of girls, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1939 to 2025.
- #1,138 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #1,685 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 18,052 born since 1939
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Janae ranks #1,138 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,685 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 18,052 born since 1939, peaking in the 1990s.
- #1,138 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,685 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 18,052
- born since 1939
- 1990s
- peak decade
Janae's 18,052 recorded births place it above 98.42% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
43 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Janae compares
18,052 Top 7% higher than 93% 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
Janae's all-time total is 48x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Janae | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 18,052 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 589 | 21 | 19,840 |
Janae's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Janae's SSA record in two at 1986 and the more recent half accounts for 84% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 16%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1939, with only 6 births recorded -- set against the 2000 peak of 589, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Janae popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1939–2025
- Peak year (2000)
- 589
- Annual births at peak, across 87 years of records
Janae popularity over time - boys
6 total births recorded since 1989 (Janae as boys' name)
Janae by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (5,019 births, 28% of the file).
1990s was Janae's strongest decade.
5,019 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 28% of all-time use.
Janae births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1930s 6
1930s
6 births
- 1940s 14
1940s
14 births
- 1950s 157
1950s
157 births
- 1960s 372
1960s
372 births
- 1970s 1,116
1970s
1,116 births
- 1980s
1980s
2,841 births
- 1990s
1990s
5,019 births
- 2000s
2000s
4,675 births
- 2010s
2010s
2,876 births
- 2020s 976
2020s
976 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 5,019 births (28% of all-time use).
How Janae 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 Janae's total volume
Janae by state
Where Janae concentrates geographically, total births since 1939
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 2,358 | 13.1% |
| #2 | Texas | | 1,212 | 6.7% |
| #3 | Florida | | 1,028 | 5.7% |
| #4 | New York | | 981 | 5.4% |
| #5 | Michigan | | 724 | 4.0% |
| #6 | Pennsylvania | | 722 | 4.0% |
| #7 | Illinois | | 699 | 3.9% |
| #8 | Ohio | | 630 | 3.5% |
2,358 of 18,052 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 43 reporting states.
Janae appears in 43 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Janae's data
- Janae's decade-level peak was the 1990s (5,019 total births); usage has since declined to 976 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Janaes (2,358 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 Janae: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2000)
Similar record span (~86 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, 1939–2025 (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 Janae 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.