Recorded 1991–2002 Boys' name Peak 1991 15 births

Janak — boys' name

15 babies named Janak in U.S. Social Security records since 1991, with the highest year being 1991. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s102000s5

The verdict

15 boys have been named Janak since 1991, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 2002.

15
total births
1991–2002
years on record
1990s
peak decade
67%
born in that decade
1990s
Peak decade

67% of everyone ever named Janak was born in this single decade.

1991
Single peak year

5 babies were named Janak in 1991 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Janak

The Social Security Administration has registered 15 babies named Janak between 1991 and 2002, spanning 12 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Janak currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2002. The name reached its historical peak in 1991, when 5 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Janak performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 10 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Janak shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Janak 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 15 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.

Janak at a glance

Last recorded 2002

Total births

15

Since 1991

12 years of records

Peak year

1991

5 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2002

Active since

1991

Recorded for 12 years

Last year on file: 2002

Janak popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2002–1991

Last recorded 2002
Peak year (1991)
5
Annual births at peak — across 12 years of records
5 200219981991 5

Janak by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
10 births that decade — 67% of Janak's all-time total
1990s102000s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Janak?
15 babies have been named Janak since 1991. It was last recorded in 2002. The peak year was 1991 with 5 births.
When was Janak most popular?
Janak was most popular in the 1990s decade with 10 total births. The single peak year was 1991.
How long has the name Janak been used?
Janak has been recorded in Social Security data since 1991, spanning 12 years of data through 2002.
What names are similar to Janak?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Jan, Jansen, Janet, Janson, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1991–2002 (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.