Girls' name · since 1983
Janess
Since 1983, U.S. Social Security records show 12 babies named Janess, peaking in 1983. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #51,826 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 12
- born since 1983
- 1980s
- peak decade
Janess sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 12 recorded since 1983.
Janess has 12 recorded births among girls since 1983, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1980s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1983 to 2008.
- #51,826 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 12 born since 1983
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Janess ranks #51,826 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 12 born since 1983, peaking in the 1980s.
- #51,826 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 12
- born since 1983
- 1980s
- peak decade
Janess's 12 recorded births place it above 27.4% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Janess's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Janess splits its recorded history at 2008: 50% of all births land in the more recent half, 50% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1983 (6 births).
Janess popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1983–2008
- Peak year (1983)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 26 years of records
Janess by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (6 births, 50% of the file).
1980s was Janess's strongest decade.
6 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 50% of all-time use.
Janess births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s
1980s
6 births
- 2000s
2000s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 6 births (50% of all-time use).
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- Janess's usage has stayed within range of its 1980s decade-level peak (6 total births) through the 2000s (6) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
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 Janess: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1983)
Similar record span (~25 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, 1983–2008 (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 Janess 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.