Recorded 1930–2020 Girls' name Peak 1970 6,544 births

Janeen — girls' name

6,544 babies named Janeen in U.S. Social Security records since 1930, with the highest year being 1970. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1930s1551940s5491950s11971960s16401970s15951980s8641990s3202000s1512010s682020s5
1960s
Peak decade

25% of everyone ever named Janeen was born in this single decade.

1970
Single peak year

272 babies were named Janeen in 1970 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Janeen

The Social Security Administration has registered 6,544 babies named Janeen between 1930 and 2020, spanning 91 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Janeen currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2020. The name reached its historical peak in 1970, when 272 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Janeen performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 1,640 births during that ten-year window. Across the 10 decades of recorded activity, Janeen shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 847 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New York and Illinois. In total, SSA state-level files list Janeen in 27 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Janeen 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 6,544 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.

Janeen at a glance

Last recorded 2020

Total births

6,544

Since 1930

91 years of records

Peak year

1970

272 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2020

Active since

1930

Recorded for 91 years

Last year on file: 2020

Janeen popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2020–1930

Last recorded 2020
Peak year (1970)
272
Annual births at peak — across 91 years of records
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Janeen by decade

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

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
1,640 births that decade — 25% of Janeen's all-time total
1930s1551940s5491950s11971960s16401970s15951980s8641990s3202000s1512010s682020s5

Janeen by state

Where Janeen concentrates geographically — total births since 1930

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Janeen
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%
California share of Janeen's total US births 12.9%
Even split

847 of 6,544 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 27 reporting states.

Janeen appears in 27 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Janeen?
6,544 babies have been named Janeen since 1930. It was last recorded in 2020. The peak year was 1970 with 272 births.
When was Janeen most popular?
Janeen was most popular in the 1960s decade with 1,640 total births. The single peak year was 1970.
Where is Janeen most popular?
The top states for the name Janeen are California (847 births), New York (541 births), Illinois (392 births).
How long has the name Janeen been used?
Janeen has been recorded in Social Security data since 1930, spanning 91 years of data through 2020.
What names are similar to Janeen?
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, 1930–2020 (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.