Girls' name · since 1974
Janeka
Since 1974, U.S. Social Security records show 249 babies named Janeka, peaking in 1991. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #17,631 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 249
- born since 1974
- 1980s
- peak decade
Janeka is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 249 have been recorded since 1974.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Janeka has been recorded 249 times among girls since 1974, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1980s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1974 to 2001.
- #17,631 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 249 born since 1974
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Janeka ranks #17,631 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 249 born since 1974, peaking in the 1980s.
- #17,631 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 249
- born since 1974
- 1980s
- peak decade
Janeka's 249 recorded births place it above 75.6% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Tennessee.
Janeka's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Janeka splits its recorded history at 1989: 52% of all births land in the more recent half, 48% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1974 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1991 peak of 20 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Janeka popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1974–2001
- Peak year (1991)
- 20
- Annual births at peak, across 28 years of records
Janeka by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (108 births, 43% of the file).
1980s was Janeka's strongest decade.
108 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 43% of all-time use.
Janeka births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 28
1970s
28 births
- 1980s
1980s
108 births
- 1990s
1990s
93 births
- 2000s 20
2000s
20 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 108 births (43% of all-time use).
Janeka by state
Where Janeka concentrates geographically, total births since 1974
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Tennessee | | 5 | 2.0% |
5 of 249 births nationwide.
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What to do with Janeka's data
- Janeka's decade-level peak was the 1980s (108 total births); usage has since declined to 20 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Tennessee records the most Janekas (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Tennessee names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Janeka: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1991)
Similar record span (~27 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, 1974–2001 (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 Janeka 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.