Girls' name · since 1946
Janee
3,256 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.
- #3,414 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #13,399 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,256
- born since 1946
- 1990s
- peak decade
3,256 babies have been named Janee since 1946, making it today's #13399 girls' name.
Social Security Administration records show Janee recorded 3,256 times among girls since 1946, holding rank #13399 nationally today, ahead of 23% of girls, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1946 to 2025.
- #3,414 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #13,399 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 3,256 born since 1946
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Janee ranks #3,414 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #13,399 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 3,256 born since 1946, peaking in the 1990s.
- #3,414 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #13,399 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,256
- born since 1946
- 1990s
- peak decade
Janee's 3,256 recorded births place it above 95.27% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
21 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Janee compares
3,256 Top 17% higher than 83% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Janee's all-time total is 9x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Janee | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 3,256 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 162 | 21 | 19,840 |
Janee's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Janee splits its recorded history at 1984: 67% of all births land in the more recent half, 33% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1950 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1989 peak of 162 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Janee popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1946–2025
- Peak year (1989)
- 162
- Annual births at peak, across 80 years of records
Janee popularity over time - boys
6 total births recorded since 1989 (Janee as boys' name)
Janee by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (1,064 births, 33% of the file).
1990s was Janee's strongest decade.
1,064 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 33% of all-time use.
Janee births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 34
1940s
34 births
- 1950s 111
1950s
111 births
- 1960s 230
1960s
230 births
- 1970s
1970s
434 births
- 1980s
1980s
876 births
- 1990s
1990s
1,064 births
- 2000s 377
2000s
377 births
- 2010s 108
2010s
108 births
- 2020s 22
2020s
22 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 1,064 births (33% of all-time use).
How Janee compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Janee's total volume
Janee by state
Where Janee concentrates geographically, total births since 1946
| 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% |
385 of 3,256 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 21 reporting states.
Janee appears in 21 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Janee's data
- Janee's decade-level peak was the 1990s (1,064 total births); usage has since declined to 22 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Janees (385 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Janee: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1989)
Similar record span (~79 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, 1946–2025 (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 Janee 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.