Total births
351
Girls' name · since 1961
Janah
351 babies named Janah in U.S. Social Security records since 1961, with the highest year being 2007. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- 351
- total births
- 1961–2025
- years on record
- 2000s
- peak decade
- 32%
- born in that decade
351 girls have been named Janah since 1961, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Janah has 351 recorded births among girls since 1961, 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 1961 to 2025.
- 351 total births
- 1961–2025 years on record
- 2000s peak decade
- 32% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
351 girls have been named Janah since 1961, peaking in the 2000s, last recorded in 2025.
- 351
- total births
- 1961–2025
- years on record
- 2000s
- peak decade
- 32%
- born in that decade
2000s
Peak decade
32% of everyone ever named Janah was born in this single decade.
2007
Single peak year
18 babies were named Janah in 2007 - its busiest year on record.
Janah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Janah's SSA record in two at 2000 and the more recent half accounts for 61% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 39%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1961, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2007 peak of 18, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Janah at a glance
Last recorded 2025Peak year
2007
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1961
Janah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1961–2025
- Peak year (2007)
- 18
- Annual births at peak, across 65 years of records
Janah by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2000s was Janah's strongest decade.
114 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 32% of all-time use.
Janah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 5
1960s
5 births
- 1970s 16
1970s
16 births
- 1980s
1980s
60 births
- 1990s
1990s
56 births
- 2000s
2000s
114 births
- 2010s
2010s
62 births
- 2020s 38
2020s
38 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 114 births (32% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Janah? ▼
Janah has been given to 351 babies in the U.S. since 1961, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 2025. 18 babies were born in 2007, its single highest year.
When was Janah most popular? ▼
Janah was most popular in the 2000s decade with 114 total births. The single peak year was 2007.
How long has the name Janah been used? ▼
Janah has been recorded in Social Security data since 1961, spanning 65 years of data through 2025.
What names are similar to Janah? ▼
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.
What to do with Janah's data
- Janah's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (114 total births) through the 2020s (38) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Janah
Nearby Names Like Janah
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Janah
Janet Girl
#2435 556,776 births
Janice Girl
#2250 406,448 births
Jane Girl
#269 379,876 births
Janie Girl
#1536 75,598 births
Janelle Girl
#776 56,881 births
Compare Janah side by side: Janah vs Janet Janah vs Janice Janah vs Jane
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 1961–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Janah: Baby Name Since 1961 - 351 Births, Peak 2007." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/janah. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Janah 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 July 2026.