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.
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
67% of everyone ever named Janak was born in this single decade.
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 2002Peak year
Current rank
Active since
Janak popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2002–1991
- Peak year (1991)
- 5
- Annual births at peak — across 12 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000 — last recorded 2002.
15 total births across 12 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1991 with 5 births in a single year.
Janak by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 1990s
- 10 births that decade — 67% of Janak's all-time total
Janak decade highlights
- Peak decade 10 births
- Runner-up 5 births
- Decades tracked with recorded births
1990s was Janak's strongest decade
10 babies received the name during that ten-year window — about 67% of all-time use.
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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.