Recorded 1946–2021 Girls' name Peak 1989 3,250 births

Janee — girls' name

3,250 babies named Janee in U.S. Social Security records since 1946, with the highest year being 1989. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1940s341950s1111960s2301970s4341980s8761990s10642000s3772010s1082020s16
1990s
Peak decade

33% of everyone ever named Janee was born in this single decade.

1989
Single peak year

162 babies were named Janee in 1989 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Janee

The Social Security Administration has registered 3,250 babies named Janee between 1946 and 2021, spanning 76 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Janee currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2021. The name reached its historical peak in 1989, when 162 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Janee performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 1,064 births during that ten-year window. Across the 9 decades of recorded activity, Janee shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 385 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New York and Michigan. In total, SSA state-level files list Janee in 21 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Janee 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 3,250 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.

Janee at a glance

Last recorded 2021

Total births

3,250

Since 1946

76 years of records

Peak year

1989

162 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2021

Active since

1946

Recorded for 76 years

Last year on file: 2021

Janee popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2021–1946

Last recorded 2021
Peak year (1989)
162
Annual births at peak — across 76 years of records
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Janee popularity over time — boys

6 total births recorded since 1989 (Janee as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 6 births
6 1989 6

Janee by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
1,064 births that decade — 33% of Janee's all-time total
1940s341950s1111960s2301970s4341980s8761990s10642000s3772010s1082020s16

Janee by state

Where Janee concentrates geographically — total births since 1946

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Janee
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
385 11.8%
#2 New York
231 7.1%
#3 Michigan
90 2.8%
#4 Texas
84 2.6%
#5 Florida
81 2.5%
#6 Pennsylvania
80 2.5%
#7 Ohio
63 1.9%
#8 Illinois
58 1.8%
California share of Janee's total US births 11.8%
Even split

385 of 3,250 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 21 reporting states.

Janee appears in 21 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Janee?
3,250 babies have been named Janee since 1946. It was last recorded in 2021. The peak year was 1989 with 162 births.
When was Janee most popular?
Janee was most popular in the 1990s decade with 1,064 total births. The single peak year was 1989.
Where is Janee most popular?
The top states for the name Janee are California (385 births), New York (231 births), Michigan (90 births).
How long has the name Janee been used?
Janee has been recorded in Social Security data since 1946, spanning 76 years of data through 2021.
What names are similar to Janee?
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, 1946–2021 (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.