Girls' name · since 1929
Janann
Janann has 135 recorded births since 1929 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1949 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #23,865 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 135
- born since 1929
- 1950s
- peak decade
Janann is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 135 have been recorded since 1929.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Janann has been recorded 135 times among girls since 1929, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1950s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1929 to 1969.
- #23,865 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 135 born since 1929
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Janann ranks #23,865 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 135 born since 1929, peaking in the 1950s.
- #23,865 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 135
- born since 1929
- 1950s
- peak decade
Janann's 135 recorded births place it above 66.92% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Iowa.
Janann's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Janann's full recorded timeline at 1952, 51% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 49% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1937, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1949 peak of 13 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Janann popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1929–1969
- Peak year (1949)
- 13
- Annual births at peak, across 41 years of records
Janann by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (53 births, 39% of the file).
1950s was Janann's strongest decade.
53 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 39% of all-time use.
Janann births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s 6
1920s
6 births
- 1930s 13
1930s
13 births
- 1940s
1940s
36 births
- 1950s
1950s
53 births
- 1960s
1960s
27 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 53 births (39% of all-time use).
Janann by state
Where Janann concentrates geographically, total births since 1929
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Iowa | | 10 | 7.4% |
10 of 135 births nationwide.
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- Janann's usage has stayed within range of its 1950s decade-level peak (53 total births) through the 1960s (27) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Iowa records the most Jananns (10 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Iowa names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Janann: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1949)
Similar record span (~40 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, 1929–1969 (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 Janann 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.