Unisex name · since 1970
Janal
Since 1970, U.S. Social Security records show 69 babies named Janal, peaking in 1970. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #31,277 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 69
- born since 1970
- 1980s
- peak decade
Janal sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 69 recorded since 1970.
Social Security Administration records show Janal recorded 69 times among girls since 1970, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1980s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1970 to 1997.
- #31,277 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 69 born since 1970
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Janal ranks #31,277 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 69 born since 1970, peaking in the 1980s.
- #31,277 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 69
- born since 1970
- 1980s
- peak decade
Janal's 69 recorded births place it above 56.61% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Janal's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Janal's SSA record in two at 1983 and the more recent half accounts for 48% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 52%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1982, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1970 peak of 9, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Janal popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1970–1997
- Peak year (1970)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 28 years of records
Janal popularity over time - boys
5 total births recorded since 1989 (Janal as boys' name)
Janal by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (41 births, 59% of the file).
1980s was Janal's strongest decade.
41 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 59% of all-time use.
Janal births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
23 births
- 1980s
1980s
41 births
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 41 births (59% of all-time use).
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- Janal's decade-level peak was the 1980s (41 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Janal: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1970)
Similar record span (~27 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, 1970–1997 (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 Janal 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.