Girls' name · since 1983
Janesha
519 babies named Janesha in U.S. Social Security records since 1983, with the highest year being 1994. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #11,569 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 519
- born since 1983
- 1990s
- peak decade
519 girls have been named Janesha since 1983, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Janesha recorded 519 times among girls since 1983, 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 1983 to 2015.
- #11,569 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 519 born since 1983
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Janesha ranks #11,569 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 519 born since 1983, peaking in the 1990s.
- #11,569 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 519
- born since 1983
- 1990s
- peak decade
Janesha's 519 recorded births place it above 83.98% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 5 jurisdictions, led by California.
Janesha's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Janesha's SSA record in two at 1998 and the more recent half accounts for 42% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 58%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1986, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1994 peak of 43, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Janesha popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1983–2015
- Peak year (1994)
- 43
- Annual births at peak, across 33 years of records
Janesha by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (285 births, 55% of the file).
1990s was Janesha's strongest decade.
285 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 55% of all-time use.
Janesha births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 76
1980s
76 births
- 1990s
1990s
285 births
- 2000s
2000s
138 births
- 2010s 20
2010s
20 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 285 births (55% of all-time use).
How Janesha 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 Janesha's total volume
Janesha by state
Where Janesha concentrates geographically, total births since 1983
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 5 | 1.0% |
| #2 | Florida | | 5 | 1.0% |
| #3 | Illinois | | 5 | 1.0% |
| #4 | North Carolina | | 5 | 1.0% |
| #5 | New York | | 5 | 1.0% |
5 of 519 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.
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What to do with Janesha's data
- Janesha's decade-level peak was the 1990s (285 total births); usage has since declined to 20 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Janeshas (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
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 Janesha: 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 (~32 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, 1983–2015 (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 Janesha 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.