Recorded 1938–1986 Girls' name Peak 1938 208 births

Janeene — girls' name

208 babies named Janeene in U.S. Social Security records since 1938, with the highest year being 1938. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1930s111940s171950s481960s521970s531980s27
1970s
Peak decade

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

1938
Single peak year

11 babies were named Janeene in 1938 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Janeene

The Social Security Administration has registered 208 babies named Janeene between 1938 and 1986, spanning 49 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Janeene currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1986. The name reached its historical peak in 1938, when 11 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Janeene performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 53 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Janeene shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Janeene 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 208 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.

Janeene at a glance

Last recorded 1986

Total births

208

Since 1938

49 years of records

Peak year

1938

11 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1986

Active since

1938

Recorded for 49 years

Last year on file: 1986

Janeene popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1986–1938

Last recorded 1986
Peak year (1938)
11
Annual births at peak — across 49 years of records
4681012 198619801975196919631958195219441938 11

Janeene by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
53 births that decade — 25% of Janeene's all-time total
1930s111940s171950s481960s521970s531980s27

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Janeene?
208 babies have been named Janeene since 1938. It was last recorded in 1986. The peak year was 1938 with 11 births.
When was Janeene most popular?
Janeene was most popular in the 1970s decade with 53 total births. The single peak year was 1938.
How long has the name Janeene been used?
Janeene has been recorded in Social Security data since 1938, spanning 49 years of data through 1986.
What names are similar to Janeene?
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, 1938–1986 (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.