Girls' name · since 1938
Janeene
Since 1938, U.S. Social Security records show 208 babies named Janeene, peaking in 1938. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #19,411 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 208
- born since 1938
- 1970s
- peak decade
Janeene is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 208 have been recorded since 1938.
Social Security Administration records show Janeene recorded 208 times among girls since 1938, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1970s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1938 to 1986.
- #19,411 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 208 born since 1938
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Janeene ranks #19,411 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 208 born since 1938, peaking in the 1970s.
- #19,411 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 208
- born since 1938
- 1970s
- peak decade
Janeene's 208 recorded births place it above 73.11% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Janeene's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Janeene's SSA record in two at 1966 and the more recent half accounts for 48% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 52%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1946, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1938 peak of 11, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Janeene popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1938–1986
- Peak year (1938)
- 11
- Annual births at peak, across 49 years of records
Janeene by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (53 births, 25% of the file).
1970s was Janeene's strongest decade.
53 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 25% of all-time use.
Janeene births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1930s 11
1930s
11 births
- 1940s 17
1940s
17 births
- 1950s
1950s
48 births
- 1960s
1960s
52 births
- 1970s
1970s
53 births
- 1980s
1980s
27 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 53 births (25% of all-time use).
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- Janeene's usage has stayed within range of its 1970s decade-level peak (53 total births) through the 1980s (27) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Janeene: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1938)
Similar record span (~48 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, 1938–1986 (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 Janeene 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.