Girls' name · since 1938
Janan
645 babies named Janan in U.S. Social Security records since 1938, with the highest year being 1958. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #10,053 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 645
- born since 1938
- 1950s
- peak decade
645 girls have been named Janan since 1938, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Janan recorded 645 times among girls since 1938, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1950s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1938 to 2023.
- #10,053 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 645 born since 1938
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Janan ranks #10,053 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 645 born since 1938, peaking in the 1950s.
- #10,053 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 645
- born since 1938
- 1950s
- peak decade
Janan's 645 recorded births place it above 86.09% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
Janan's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Janan splits its recorded history at 1976: 40% of all births land in the more recent half, 60% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1938 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1958 peak of 20 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Janan popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1938–2023
- Peak year (1958)
- 20
- Annual births at peak, across 86 years of records
Janan popularity over time - boys
10 total births recorded since 1989 (Janan as boys' name)
Janan by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (140 births, 22% of the file).
1950s was Janan's strongest decade.
140 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 22% of all-time use.
Janan births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1930s 5
1930s
5 births
- 1940s
1940s
76 births
- 1950s
1950s
140 births
- 1960s
1960s
127 births
- 1970s
1970s
69 births
- 1980s
1980s
82 births
- 1990s
1990s
59 births
- 2000s
2000s
57 births
- 2010s 25
2010s
25 births
- 2020s 5
2020s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 140 births (22% of all-time use).
How Janan 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 Janan's total volume
Janan by state
Where Janan concentrates geographically, total births since 1938
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 10 | 1.6% |
| #2 | Texas | | 6 | 0.9% |
10 of 645 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Janan's data
- Janan's decade-level peak was the 1950s (140 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Janans (10 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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Related Names
Names with a similar number of total births
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Janan: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1958)
Similar record span (~85 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, 1938–2023 (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 Janan 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.