Recorded 1932–2001 Girls' name Peak 1970 451 births

Janeane — girls' name

451 babies named Janeane in U.S. Social Security records since 1932, with the highest year being 1970. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1930s111940s671950s811960s1031970s1031980s571990s172000s12
1960s
Peak decade

23% of everyone ever named Janeane was born in this single decade.

1970
Single peak year

21 babies were named Janeane in 1970 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Janeane

The Social Security Administration has registered 451 babies named Janeane between 1932 and 2001, spanning 70 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Janeane currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2001. The name reached its historical peak in 1970, when 21 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Janeane performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 103 births during that ten-year window. Across the 8 decades of recorded activity, Janeane shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Janeane 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 451 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.

Janeane at a glance

Last recorded 2001

Total births

451

Since 1932

70 years of records

Peak year

1970

21 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2001

Active since

1932

Recorded for 70 years

Last year on file: 2001

Janeane popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2001–1932

Last recorded 2001
Peak year (1970)
21
Annual births at peak — across 70 years of records
0510152025 20011985197619691962195419471932 6

Janeane by decade

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

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
103 births that decade — 23% of Janeane's all-time total
1930s111940s671950s811960s1031970s1031980s571990s172000s12

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Janeane?
451 babies have been named Janeane since 1932. It was last recorded in 2001. The peak year was 1970 with 21 births.
When was Janeane most popular?
Janeane was most popular in the 1960s decade with 103 total births. The single peak year was 1970.
How long has the name Janeane been used?
Janeane has been recorded in Social Security data since 1932, spanning 70 years of data through 2001.
What names are similar to Janeane?
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.

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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, 1932–2001 (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.