Girls' name · since 1991

Janaea

Since 1991, U.S. Social Security records show 43 babies named Janaea, peaking in 1998. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.

#36,693 of 72,339
all-time among girls
43
born since 1991
2000s
peak decade

Janaea sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 43 recorded since 1991.

Janaea has 43 recorded births among girls since 1991, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1991 to 2009.

  • #36,693 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • 43 born since 1991
  • 2000s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Janaea ranks #36,693 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 43 born since 1991, peaking in the 2000s.

#36,693 of 72,339
all-time among girls
43
born since 1991
2000s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Janaea's 43 recorded births place it above 49.03% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Janaea's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Janaea's full recorded timeline at 2000, 51% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 49% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2000, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1998 peak of 9 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Janaea popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1991–2009

Last recorded 2009
Peak year (1998)
9
Annual births at peak, across 19 years of records
45678910 1991199819992000200420072009 6

Janaea by decade

2000s is the heaviest window (22 births, 51% of the file).

2000s was Janaea's strongest decade.

22 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 51% of all-time use.

Janaea births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2000s at 22 births (51% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Janaea?
Since 1991, Social Security records show 43 babies named Janaea. Across the full SSA archive it ranks #36,693 of 72,339 girls' names by total births. The most recent recorded year was 2009. Its busiest year on record was 1998, with 9 births.
Where does Janaea sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Janaea ranks #36,693 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Janaea most popular?
Janaea was most popular in the 2000s decade with 22 total births. The single peak year was 1998.
How long has the name Janaea been used?
Records for Janaea go back to 1991, giving 19 years of history through 2009.
What names are similar to Janaea?
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.

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Two nationwide peer axes for Janaea: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1991–2009 (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 Janaea 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.