Girls' name · since 1935
Janese
Janese has 1,111 recorded births since 1935 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1961 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #6,975 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,111
- born since 1935
- 1980s
- peak decade
Janese is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 1,111 have been recorded since 1935.
Social Security Administration records show Janese recorded 1,111 times among girls since 1935, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1980s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1935 to 2018.
- #6,975 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 1,111 born since 1935
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Janese ranks #6,975 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 1,111 born since 1935, peaking in the 1980s.
- #6,975 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,111
- born since 1935
- 1980s
- peak decade
Janese's 1,111 recorded births place it above 90.35% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
Janese's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Janese splits its recorded history at 1979: 51% of all births land in the more recent half, 49% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1942 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1961 peak of 35 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Janese popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1935–2018
- Peak year (1961)
- 35
- Annual births at peak, across 84 years of records
Janese by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (199 births, 18% of the file).
1980s was Janese's strongest decade.
199 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 18% of all-time use.
Janese births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1930s 6
1930s
6 births
- 1940s 46
1940s
46 births
- 1950s
1950s
166 births
- 1960s
1960s
190 births
- 1970s
1970s
161 births
- 1980s
1980s
199 births
- 1990s
1990s
168 births
- 2000s
2000s
117 births
- 2010s 58
2010s
58 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 199 births (18% of all-time use).
How Janese 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 Janese's total volume
Janese by state
Where Janese concentrates geographically, total births since 1935
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 6 | 0.5% |
| #2 | California | | 5 | 0.5% |
6 of 1,111 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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- Janese's decade-level peak was the 1980s (199 total births); usage has since declined to 58 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Janeses (6 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
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 Janese: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1961)
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, 1935–2018 (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 Janese 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.