Recorded 1983–2007 Girls' name Peak 1998 162 births

Janeshia — girls' name

162 babies named Janeshia in U.S. Social Security records since 1983, with the highest year being 1998. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s431990s842000s35

The verdict

162 girls have been named Janeshia since 1983, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 2007.

162
total births
1983–2007
years on record
1990s
peak decade
52%
born in that decade
1990s
Peak decade

52% of everyone ever named Janeshia was born in this single decade.

1998
Single peak year

13 babies were named Janeshia in 1998 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Janeshia

The Social Security Administration has registered 162 babies named Janeshia between 1983 and 2007, spanning 25 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Janeshia currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2007. The name reached its historical peak in 1998, when 13 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Janeshia performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 84 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Janeshia shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Janeshia 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 162 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.

Janeshia at a glance

Last recorded 2007

Total births

162

Since 1983

25 years of records

Peak year

1998

13 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2007

Active since

1983

Recorded for 25 years

Last year on file: 2007

Janeshia popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2007–1983

Last recorded 2007
Peak year (1998)
13
Annual births at peak — across 25 years of records
468101214 20072001199819951992198819841983 7

Janeshia by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
84 births that decade — 52% of Janeshia's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Janeshia?
162 babies have been named Janeshia since 1983. It was last recorded in 2007. The peak year was 1998 with 13 births.
When was Janeshia most popular?
Janeshia was most popular in the 1990s decade with 84 total births. The single peak year was 1998.
How long has the name Janeshia been used?
Janeshia has been recorded in Social Security data since 1983, spanning 25 years of data through 2007.
What names are similar to Janeshia?
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, 1983–2007 (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.