Recorded 1992–2018 Girls' name Peak 2005 29 births

Janais — girls' name

29 babies named Janais in U.S. Social Security records since 1992, with the highest year being 2005. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s62000s72010s16

The verdict

29 girls have been named Janais since 1992, peaking in the 2010s, last recorded in 2018.

29
total births
1992–2018
years on record
2010s
peak decade
55%
born in that decade
2010s
Peak decade

55% of everyone ever named Janais was born in this single decade.

2005
Single peak year

7 babies were named Janais in 2005 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Janais

The Social Security Administration has registered 29 babies named Janais between 1992 and 2018, spanning 27 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Janais currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2018. The name reached its historical peak in 2005, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Janais performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 16 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Janais shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Janais 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 29 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.

Janais at a glance

Last recorded 2018

Total births

29

Since 1992

27 years of records

Peak year

2005

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2018

Active since

1992

Recorded for 27 years

Last year on file: 2018

Janais popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2018–1992

Last recorded 2018
Peak year (2005)
7
Annual births at peak — across 27 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 20182016201520051992 6

Janais by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
16 births that decade — 55% of Janais's all-time total
1990s62000s72010s16

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Janais?
29 babies have been named Janais since 1992. It was last recorded in 2018. The peak year was 2005 with 7 births.
When was Janais most popular?
Janais was most popular in the 2010s decade with 16 total births. The single peak year was 2005.
How long has the name Janais been used?
Janais has been recorded in Social Security data since 1992, spanning 27 years of data through 2018.
What names are similar to Janais?
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, 1992–2018 (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.