Girls' name · since 1993
Janeah
Janeah has 191 recorded births since 1993 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2004 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #20,297 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 191
- born since 1993
- 2000s
- peak decade
Janeah is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 191 have been recorded since 1993.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Janeah has been recorded 191 times among girls since 1993, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1993 to 2024.
- #20,297 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 191 born since 1993
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Janeah ranks #20,297 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 191 born since 1993, peaking in the 2000s.
- #20,297 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 191
- born since 1993
- 2000s
- peak decade
Janeah's 191 recorded births place it above 71.91% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Illinois.
Janeah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Janeah splits its recorded history at 2011: 45% of all births land in the more recent half, 55% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1993 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2004 peak of 14 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Janeah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1993–2024
- Peak year (2004)
- 14
- Annual births at peak, across 32 years of records
Janeah by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (86 births, 45% of the file).
2000s was Janeah's strongest decade.
86 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 45% of all-time use.
Janeah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 10
1990s
10 births
- 2000s
2000s
86 births
- 2010s
2010s
65 births
- 2020s 30
2020s
30 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 86 births (45% of all-time use).
Janeah by state
Where Janeah concentrates geographically, total births since 1993
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Illinois | | 5 | 2.6% |
5 of 191 births nationwide.
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- Janeah's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (86 total births) through the 2020s (30) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Illinois records the most Janeahs (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Illinois 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 Janeah: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2004)
Similar record span (~31 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, 1993–2024 (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 Janeah 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.