Girls' name · since 1916

Janeva

Since 1916, U.S. Social Security records show 395 babies named Janeva, peaking in 2021. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.

#10354
among girls today
395
born since 1916
2010s
peak decade
42%
more common than other girls

395 babies have been named Janeva since 1916, making it today's #10354 girls' name.

Social Security Administration records show Janeva recorded 395 times among girls since 1916, holding rank #10354 nationally today, ahead of 42% of girls, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1916 to 2025.

  • #10354 among girls today
  • 395 born since 1916
  • 2010s peak decade
  • 42% more common than other girls

Data updated Jun 2026

The verdict

Janeva is currently the #10354 girls' name in America, more common than 42% of girls - 395 born since 1916, peaking in the 2010s.

#10354
among girls today
395
born since 1916
2010s
peak decade
42%
more common than other girls

Janeva vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings

0%100%Median name50%41.5%
Janeva vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
#10354
of 17,726 girls in use

More common than 42% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

25% of everyone ever named Janeva was born in this single decade.

2021
Single peak year

16 babies were named Janeva in 2021 - its busiest year on record.

How Janeva compares

395 Top 49% higher than 51% of 17,726 names currently given to girls

Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.

Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data

How the numbers stack up

Janeva's all-time total is 3% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Janeva Median girls name (Emerly) #1 girls name (Olivia)
All-time total births 395 382 567,345
Peak-year births 16 48 19,840

Janeva's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Divide Janeva's SSA record in two at 2003 and the more recent half accounts for 56% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 44%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1918, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2021 peak of 16, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.

Janeva at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

395

Since 1916

110 years of records

Peak year

2021

16 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#10,354

Among girls

As of 2025

Active since

1916

Recorded for 110 years

Last year on file: 2025

Janeva popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1916–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2021)
16
Annual births at peak, across 110 years of records
05101520 191619541991199720042010201620222025 5

Janeva by decade

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

2010s was Janeva's strongest decade.

97 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 25% of all-time use.

Janeva births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2010s at 97 births (25% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of June 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Janeva?
Since 1916, Social Security records show 395 babies named Janeva. Today it holds rank #10354 among girls. Its busiest year on record was 2021, with 16 births.
When was Janeva most popular?
Janeva was most popular in the 2010s decade with 97 total births. The single peak year was 2021.
How long has the name Janeva been used?
Records for Janeva go back to 1916, giving 110 years of history through 2025.
What names are similar to Janeva?
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.

What to do with Janeva's data

  • Janeva's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (97 total births) through the 2020s (62) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
  • Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Data Sources

Data as of June 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, 1916–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Janeva: #10354 Girls' Name - 395 Births, Peak 2021." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/janeva. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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 Janeva 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 June 2026.