Recorded 1984–2018 Girls' name Peak 2007 322 births

Janesa — girls' name

322 babies named Janesa in U.S. Social Security records since 1984, with the highest year being 2007. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s391990s1112000s1262010s46

The verdict

322 girls have been named Janesa since 1984, peaking in the 2000s, last recorded in 2018.

322
total births
1984–2018
years on record
2000s
peak decade
39%
born in that decade
2000s
Peak decade

39% of everyone ever named Janesa was born in this single decade.

2007
Single peak year

20 babies were named Janesa in 2007 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Janesa

The Social Security Administration has registered 322 babies named Janesa between 1984 and 2018, spanning 35 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Janesa currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2018. The name reached its historical peak in 2007, when 20 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Janesa performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 126 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Janesa shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 6 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Janesa in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Janesa in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 322 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Janesa at a glance

Last recorded 2018

Total births

322

Since 1984

35 years of records

Peak year

2007

20 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2018

Active since

1984

Recorded for 35 years

Last year on file: 2018

Janesa popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2018–1984

Last recorded 2018
Peak year (2007)
20
Annual births at peak — across 35 years of records
0510152025 201820122008200420001996199119871984 5

Janesa by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
126 births that decade — 39% of Janesa's all-time total
1980s391990s1112000s1262010s46

Janesa by state

Where Janesa concentrates geographically — total births since 1984

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Janesa
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
6 1.9%
California share of Janesa's total US births 1.9%

6 of 322 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Janesa?
322 babies have been named Janesa since 1984. It was last recorded in 2018. The peak year was 2007 with 20 births.
When was Janesa most popular?
Janesa was most popular in the 2000s decade with 126 total births. The single peak year was 2007.
Where is Janesa most popular?
The top states for the name Janesa are California (6 births).
How long has the name Janesa been used?
Janesa has been recorded in Social Security data since 1984, spanning 35 years of data through 2018.
What names are similar to Janesa?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Janet, Janice, Jane, Janie, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1984–2018 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.