Girls' name · since 1985
Janequa
104 babies named Janequa in U.S. Social Security records since 1985, with the highest year being 1991. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #26,687 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 104
- born since 1985
- 1990s
- peak decade
Janequa is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 104 have been recorded since 1985.
Social Security Administration records show Janequa recorded 104 times among girls since 1985, 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 1985 to 2000.
- #26,687 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 104 born since 1985
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Janequa ranks #26,687 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 104 born since 1985, peaking in the 1990s.
- #26,687 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 104
- born since 1985
- 1990s
- peak decade
Janequa's 104 recorded births place it above 63.02% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Janequa's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Janequa's SSA record in two at 1994 and the more recent half accounts for 41% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 59%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1989, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1991 peak of 16, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Janequa popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1985–2000
- Peak year (1991)
- 16
- Annual births at peak, across 16 years of records
Janequa by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (82 births, 79% of the file).
1990s was Janequa's strongest decade.
82 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 79% of all-time use.
Janequa births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 17
1980s
17 births
- 1990s
1990s
82 births
- 2000s 5
2000s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 82 births (79% of all-time use).
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What to do with Janequa's data
- Janequa's decade-level peak was the 1990s (82 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Janequa: 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 (~15 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, 1985–2000 (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 Janequa 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.