Recorded 1947–1989 Girls' name Peak 1957 254 births

Janda — girls' name

254 babies named Janda in U.S. Social Security records since 1947, with the highest year being 1957. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1940s121950s501960s631970s691980s60

The verdict

254 girls have been named Janda since 1947, peaking in the 1970s, last recorded in 1989.

254
total births
1947–1989
years on record
1970s
peak decade
27%
born in that decade
1970s
Peak decade

27% of everyone ever named Janda was born in this single decade.

1957
Single peak year

13 babies were named Janda in 1957 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Janda

The Social Security Administration has registered 254 babies named Janda between 1947 and 1989, spanning 43 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Janda currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1989. The name reached its historical peak in 1957, when 13 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Janda performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 69 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Janda shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Janda 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 254 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.

Janda at a glance

Last recorded 1989

Total births

254

Since 1947

43 years of records

Peak year

1957

13 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1989

Active since

1947

Recorded for 43 years

Last year on file: 1989

Janda popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1989–1947

Last recorded 1989
Peak year (1957)
13
Annual births at peak — across 43 years of records
468101214 198919831979197519691962195819521947 5

Janda by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
69 births that decade — 27% of Janda's all-time total
1940s121950s501960s631970s691980s60

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Janda?
254 babies have been named Janda since 1947. It was last recorded in 1989. The peak year was 1957 with 13 births.
When was Janda most popular?
Janda was most popular in the 1970s decade with 69 total births. The single peak year was 1957.
How long has the name Janda been used?
Janda has been recorded in Social Security data since 1947, spanning 43 years of data through 1989.
What names are similar to Janda?
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, 1947–1989 (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.