Girls' name · since 1930
Janeen
Janeen has 6,544 recorded births since 1930 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1970 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #2,166 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 6,544
- born since 1930
- 1960s
- peak decade
6,544 girls have been named Janeen since 1930, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Janeen has been recorded 6,544 times among girls since 1930, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1960s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1930 to 2020.
- #2,166 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 6,544 born since 1930
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Janeen ranks #2,166 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 6,544 born since 1930, peaking in the 1960s.
- #2,166 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 6,544
- born since 1930
- 1960s
- peak decade
Janeen's 6,544 recorded births place it above 97% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
27 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
Janeen's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Janeen's SSA record in two at 1974 and the more recent half accounts for 33% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 67%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 1930, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1970 peak of 272, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Janeen popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1930–2020
- Peak year (1970)
- 272
- Annual births at peak, across 91 years of records
Janeen by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (1,640 births, 25% of the file).
1960s was Janeen's strongest decade.
1,640 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 25% of all-time use.
Janeen births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1930s 155
1930s
155 births
- 1940s 549
1940s
549 births
- 1950s
1950s
1,197 births
- 1960s
1960s
1,640 births
- 1970s
1970s
1,595 births
- 1980s
1980s
864 births
- 1990s 320
1990s
320 births
- 2000s 151
2000s
151 births
- 2010s 68
2010s
68 births
- 2020s 5
2020s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 1,640 births (25% of all-time use).
How Janeen 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 Janeen's total volume
Janeen by state
Where Janeen concentrates geographically, total births since 1930
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 847 | 12.9% |
| #2 | New York | | 541 | 8.3% |
| #3 | Illinois | | 392 | 6.0% |
| #4 | Pennsylvania | | 381 | 5.8% |
| #5 | Ohio | | 314 | 4.8% |
| #6 | Michigan | | 308 | 4.7% |
| #7 | New Jersey | | 195 | 3.0% |
| #8 | Wisconsin | | 145 | 2.2% |
847 of 6,544 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 27 reporting states.
Janeen appears in 27 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Janeen's data
- Janeen's decade-level peak was the 1960s (1,640 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Janeens (847 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 Janeen: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1970)
Similar record span (~90 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, 1930–2020 (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 Janeen 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.