Girls' name · since 1929
Janene
Janene has 3,545 recorded births since 1929 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1970 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #3,228 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 3,545
- born since 1929
- 1960s
- peak decade
3,545 girls have been named Janene since 1929, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Janene has been recorded 3,545 times among girls since 1929, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1960s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1929 to 2012.
- #3,228 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 3,545 born since 1929
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Janene ranks #3,228 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 3,545 born since 1929, peaking in the 1960s.
- #3,228 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 3,545
- born since 1929
- 1960s
- peak decade
Janene's 3,545 recorded births place it above 95.53% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
22 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
Janene's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Janene splits its recorded history at 1968: 45% of all births land in the more recent half, 55% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1999 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1970 peak of 231 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Janene popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1929–2012
- Peak year (1970)
- 231
- Annual births at peak, across 84 years of records
Janene by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (1,027 births, 29% of the file).
1960s was Janene's strongest decade.
1,027 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 29% of all-time use.
Janene births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s 6
1920s
6 births
- 1930s 96
1930s
96 births
- 1940s 318
1940s
318 births
- 1950s
1950s
744 births
- 1960s
1960s
1,027 births
- 1970s
1970s
899 births
- 1980s 325
1980s
325 births
- 1990s 100
1990s
100 births
- 2000s 20
2000s
20 births
- 2010s 10
2010s
10 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 1,027 births (29% of all-time use).
How Janene compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Janene's total volume
Janene by state
Where Janene concentrates geographically, total births since 1929
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 487 | 13.7% |
| #2 | New York | | 167 | 4.7% |
| #3 | Pennsylvania | | 152 | 4.3% |
| #4 | Michigan | | 105 | 3.0% |
| #5 | Utah | | 105 | 3.0% |
| #6 | Ohio | | 99 | 2.8% |
| #7 | Illinois | | 74 | 2.1% |
| #8 | New Jersey | | 56 | 1.6% |
487 of 3,545 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 22 reporting states.
Janene appears in 22 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Janene's data
- Janene's decade-level peak was the 1960s (1,027 total births); usage has since declined to 10 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Janenes (487 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Janene: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1970)
Similar record span (~83 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, 1929–2012 (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 Janene 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.