Girls' name · since 1942
Janath
Janath has 11 recorded births since 1942 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1942 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #53,241 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 11
- born since 1942
- 1940s
- peak decade
Janath is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 11 have been recorded since 1942.
Social Security Administration records show Janath recorded 11 times among girls since 1942, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1940s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1942 to 1943.
- #53,241 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 11 born since 1942
- 1940s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Janath ranks #53,241 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 11 born since 1942, peaking in the 1940s.
- #53,241 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 11
- born since 1942
- 1940s
- peak decade
Janath's 11 recorded births place it above 24.68% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Janath's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Janath's full recorded timeline at 1943, 45% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 55% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1943, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1942 peak of 6 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Janath popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1942–1943
- Peak year (1942)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 2 years of records
Janath by decade
1940s is the heaviest window (11 births, 100% of the file).
1940s was Janath's strongest decade.
11 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.
Janath births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s
1940s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 1940s at 11 births (100% of all-time use).
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Two nationwide peer axes for Janath: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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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, 1942–1943 (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 Janath 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.