Recorded 1984–2022 Girls' name Peak 1998 351 births

Janecia — girls' name

351 babies named Janecia in U.S. Social Security records since 1984, with the highest year being 1998. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s271990s1442000s1522010s222020s6

The verdict

351 girls have been named Janecia since 1984, peaking in the 2000s, last recorded in 2022.

351
total births
1984–2022
years on record
2000s
peak decade
43%
born in that decade
2000s
Peak decade

43% of everyone ever named Janecia was born in this single decade.

1998
Single peak year

26 babies were named Janecia in 1998 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Janecia

The Social Security Administration has registered 351 babies named Janecia between 1984 and 2022, spanning 39 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Janecia currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2022. The name reached its historical peak in 1998, when 26 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Janecia performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 152 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Janecia shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Georgia, which accounts for 25 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Janecia in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Janecia 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 351 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.

Janecia at a glance

Last recorded 2022

Total births

351

Since 1984

39 years of records

Peak year

1998

26 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2022

Active since

1984

Recorded for 39 years

Last year on file: 2022

Janecia popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2022–1984

Last recorded 2022
Peak year (1998)
26
Annual births at peak — across 39 years of records
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Janecia by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
152 births that decade — 43% of Janecia's all-time total
1980s271990s1442000s1522010s222020s6

Janecia by state

Where Janecia concentrates geographically — total births since 1984

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Janecia
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Georgia
25 7.1%
#2 Texas
6 1.7%
Georgia share of Janecia's total US births 7.1%
Even split

25 of 351 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Janecia?
351 babies have been named Janecia since 1984. It was last recorded in 2022. The peak year was 1998 with 26 births.
When was Janecia most popular?
Janecia was most popular in the 2000s decade with 152 total births. The single peak year was 1998.
Where is Janecia most popular?
The top states for the name Janecia are Georgia (25 births), Texas (6 births).
How long has the name Janecia been used?
Janecia has been recorded in Social Security data since 1984, spanning 39 years of data through 2022.
What names are similar to Janecia?
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, 1984–2022 (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.