Girls' name · since 1975
Janera
Since 1975, U.S. Social Security records show 56 babies named Janera, peaking in 1994. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #33,676 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 56
- born since 1975
- 1990s
- peak decade
56 girls have been named Janera since 1975, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Janera has 56 recorded births among girls since 1975, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1975 to 2001.
- #33,676 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 56 born since 1975
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Janera ranks #33,676 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 56 born since 1975, peaking in the 1990s.
- #33,676 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 56
- born since 1975
- 1990s
- peak decade
Janera's 56 recorded births place it above 53.28% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Janera's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Janera's SSA record in two at 1993 and the more recent half accounts for 61% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 39%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1978, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1994 peak of 10, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Janera popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1975–2001
- Peak year (1994)
- 10
- Annual births at peak, across 27 years of records
Janera by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (28 births, 50% of the file).
1990s was Janera's strongest decade.
28 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 50% of all-time use.
Janera births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
12 births
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
- 1990s
1990s
28 births
- 2000s 11
2000s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 28 births (50% of all-time use).
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- Janera's usage has stayed within range of its 1990s decade-level peak (28 total births) through the 2000s (11) -- 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Janera: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1994)
Similar record span (~26 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, 1975–2001 (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 Janera 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.