Recorded 1938–2023 Girls' name Peak 1958 645 births

Janan — girls' name

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.

1930s51940s761950s1401960s1271970s691980s821990s592000s572010s252020s5
1950s
Peak decade

22% of everyone ever named Janan was born in this single decade.

1958
Single peak year

20 babies were named Janan in 1958 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Janan

The Social Security Administration has registered 645 babies named Janan between 1938 and 2023, spanning 86 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Janan currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 1958, when 20 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Janan performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 140 births during that ten-year window. Across the 10 decades of recorded activity, Janan shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 10 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Janan in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Janan 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 645 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.

Janan at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

645

Since 1938

86 years of records

Peak year

1958

20 births that year

Strongest decade: 1950s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

1938

Recorded for 86 years

Last year on file: 2023

Janan popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–1938

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (1958)
20
Annual births at peak — across 86 years of records
0510152025 202320031992198319741964195519461938 5

Janan popularity over time — boys

10 total births recorded since 1989 (Janan as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 10 births
5 19941989 5

Janan by decade

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

Peak: 1950s
Peak decade
1950s
140 births that decade — 22% of Janan's all-time total
1930s51940s761950s1401960s1271970s691980s821990s592000s572010s252020s5

Janan by state

Where Janan concentrates geographically — total births since 1938

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Janan
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
10 1.6%
#2 Texas
6 0.9%
California share of Janan's total US births 1.6%
Even split

10 of 645 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Janan?
645 babies have been named Janan since 1938. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 1958 with 20 births.
When was Janan most popular?
Janan was most popular in the 1950s decade with 140 total births. The single peak year was 1958.
Where is Janan most popular?
The top states for the name Janan are California (10 births), Texas (6 births).
How long has the name Janan been used?
Janan has been recorded in Social Security data since 1938, spanning 86 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Janan?
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, 1938–2023 (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.