Recorded 1929–1969 Girls' name Peak 1949 135 births

Janann — girls' name

135 babies named Janann in U.S. Social Security records since 1929, with the highest year being 1949. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1920s61930s131940s361950s531960s27

The verdict

135 girls have been named Janann since 1929, peaking in the 1950s, last recorded in 1969.

135
total births
1929–1969
years on record
1950s
peak decade
39%
born in that decade
1950s
Peak decade

39% of everyone ever named Janann was born in this single decade.

1949
Single peak year

13 babies were named Janann in 1949 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Janann

The Social Security Administration has registered 135 babies named Janann between 1929 and 1969, spanning 41 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Janann currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1969. The name reached its historical peak in 1949, when 13 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Janann performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 53 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Janann shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Iowa, which accounts for 10 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Janann in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Janann 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 135 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.

Janann at a glance

Last recorded 1969

Total births

135

Since 1929

41 years of records

Peak year

1949

13 births that year

Strongest decade: 1950s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1969

Active since

1929

Recorded for 41 years

Last year on file: 1969

Janann popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1969–1929

Last recorded 1969
Peak year (1949)
13
Annual births at peak — across 41 years of records
468101214 19691961195519521949194319361929 6

Janann by decade

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

Peak: 1950s
Peak decade
1950s
53 births that decade — 39% of Janann's all-time total
1920s61930s131940s361950s531960s27

Janann by state

Where Janann concentrates geographically — total births since 1929

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Janann
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Iowa
10 7.4%
Iowa share of Janann's total US births 7.4%

10 of 135 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Janann?
135 babies have been named Janann since 1929. It was last recorded in 1969. The peak year was 1949 with 13 births.
When was Janann most popular?
Janann was most popular in the 1950s decade with 53 total births. The single peak year was 1949.
Where is Janann most popular?
The top states for the name Janann are Iowa (10 births).
How long has the name Janann been used?
Janann has been recorded in Social Security data since 1929, spanning 41 years of data through 1969.
What names are similar to Janann?
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, 1929–1969 (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.