Girls' name · since 1981
Janeese
Since 1981, U.S. Social Security records show 89 babies named Janeese, peaking in 1985. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #28,433 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 89
- born since 1981
- 1990s
- peak decade
Janeese sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 89 recorded since 1981.
Social Security Administration records show Janeese recorded 89 times among girls since 1981, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, 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 1981 to 2009.
- #28,433 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 89 born since 1981
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Janeese ranks #28,433 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 89 born since 1981, peaking in the 1990s.
- #28,433 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 89
- born since 1981
- 1990s
- peak decade
Janeese's 89 recorded births place it above 60.59% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Janeese's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Janeese splits its recorded history at 1994: 46% of all births land in the more recent half, 54% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1999 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1985 peak of 13 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Janeese popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1981–2009
- Peak year (1985)
- 13
- Annual births at peak, across 29 years of records
Janeese by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (39 births, 44% of the file).
1990s was Janeese's strongest decade.
39 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 44% of all-time use.
Janeese births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s
1980s
20 births
- 1990s
1990s
39 births
- 2000s
2000s
30 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 39 births (44% of all-time use).
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- Janeese's usage has stayed within range of its 1990s decade-level peak (39 total births) through the 2000s (30) -- 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 Janeese: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1985)
Similar record span (~28 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, 1981–2009 (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 Janeese 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.