Boys' name · since 1912
Janes
Janes has 358 recorded births since 1912 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1928 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #9,629 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 358
- born since 1912
- 1920s
- peak decade
358 boys have been named Janes since 1912, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Janes has been recorded 358 times among boys since 1912, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1920s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1912 to 1985.
- #9,629 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 358 born since 1912
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Janes ranks #9,629 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 358 born since 1912, peaking in the 1920s.
- #9,629 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 358
- born since 1912
- 1920s
- peak decade
Janes's 358 recorded births place it above 78.8% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Janes's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Janes splits its recorded history at 1942: 48% of all births land in the more recent half, 52% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1912 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1928 peak of 15 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Janes popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1912–1985
- Peak year (1928)
- 15
- Annual births at peak, across 74 years of records
Janes by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (79 births, 22% of the file).
1920s was Janes's strongest decade.
79 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 22% of all-time use.
Janes births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 27
1910s
27 births
- 1920s
1920s
79 births
- 1930s
1930s
68 births
- 1940s
1940s
40 births
- 1950s 23
1950s
23 births
- 1960s
1960s
59 births
- 1970s
1970s
36 births
- 1980s 26
1980s
26 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 79 births (22% of all-time use).
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What to do with Janes's data
- Janes's decade-level peak was the 1920s (79 total births); usage has since declined to 26 in the 1980s -- 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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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Janes: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1928)
Similar record span (~73 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, 1912–1985 (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 Janes 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.