Girls' name · since 1960
Janai
Since 1960, U.S. Social Security records show 3,099 babies named Janai, peaking in 2006. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #3,540 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,665 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,099
- born since 1960
- 2000s
- peak decade
3,099 babies have been named Janai since 1960, making it today's #3665 girls' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Janai has been recorded 3,099 times among girls since 1960, currently ranked #3665 nationally and more common than 79% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1960 to 2025.
- #3,540 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #3,665 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 3,099 born since 1960
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Janai ranks #3,540 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,665 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 3,099 born since 1960, peaking in the 2000s.
- #3,540 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,665 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,099
- born since 1960
- 2000s
- peak decade
Janai's 3,099 recorded births place it above 95.1% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
18 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Janai compares
3,099 Top 18% higher than 82% 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
Janai's all-time total is 8x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Janai | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 3,099 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 113 | 21 | 19,840 |
Janai's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Janai splits its recorded history at 1996: 71% of all births land in the more recent half, 29% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1960 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2006 peak of 113 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Janai popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1960–2025
- Peak year (2006)
- 113
- Annual births at peak, across 66 years of records
Janai popularity over time - boys
94 total births recorded since 1997 (Janai as boys' name)
Janai by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (899 births, 29% of the file).
2000s was Janai's strongest decade.
899 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 29% of all-time use.
Janai births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 18
1960s
18 births
- 1970s 113
1970s
113 births
- 1980s
1980s
364 births
- 1990s
1990s
738 births
- 2000s
2000s
899 births
- 2010s
2010s
677 births
- 2020s 290
2020s
290 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 899 births (29% of all-time use).
How Janai 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 Janai's total volume
Janai by state
Where Janai concentrates geographically, total births since 1960
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 327 | 10.6% |
| #2 | New York | | 286 | 9.2% |
| #3 | Florida | | 202 | 6.5% |
| #4 | Texas | | 96 | 3.1% |
| #5 | Georgia | | 95 | 3.1% |
| #6 | Pennsylvania | | 83 | 2.7% |
| #7 | New Jersey | | 80 | 2.6% |
| #8 | Michigan | | 42 | 1.4% |
327 of 3,099 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 18 reporting states.
Janai appears in 18 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Janai's data
- Janai's decade-level peak was the 2000s (899 total births); usage has since declined to 290 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Janais (327 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 Janai: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2006)
Similar record span (~65 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, 1960–2025 (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 Janai 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.