Girls' name · since 1884
Janey
Janey has 5,044 recorded births since 1884 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1947 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #2,566 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,463 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 5,044
- born since 1884
- 1950s
- peak decade
Janey currently ranks #3463 among girls' names in America, with 5,044 babies recorded since 1884.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Janey has been recorded 5,044 times among girls since 1884, currently ranked #3463 nationally and more common than 80% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 1950s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1884 to 2025.
- #2,566 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #3,463 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 5,044 born since 1884
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Janey ranks #2,566 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,463 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 5,044 born since 1884, peaking in the 1950s.
- #2,566 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,463 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 5,044
- born since 1884
- 1950s
- peak decade
Janey's 5,044 recorded births place it above 96.45% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
20 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Janey compares
5,044 Top 14% higher than 86% of 17,297 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
Janey's all-time total is 13x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Janey | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 5,044 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 108 | 21 | 19,840 |
Janey's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Janey splits its recorded history at 1963: 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 1884 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1947 peak of 108 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Janey popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1884–2025
- Peak year (1947)
- 108
- Annual births at peak, across 142 years of records
Janey by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (853 births, 17% of the file).
1950s was Janey's strongest decade.
853 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 17% of all-time use.
Janey births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 14
1880s
14 births
- 1890s 18
1890s
18 births
- 1900s 24
1900s
24 births
- 1910s 149
1910s
149 births
- 1920s 237
1920s
237 births
- 1930s 292
1930s
292 births
- 1940s
1940s
736 births
- 1950s
1950s
853 births
- 1960s
1960s
538 births
- 1970s
1970s
364 births
- 1980s
1980s
384 births
- 1990s
1990s
434 births
- 2000s
2000s
423 births
- 2010s
2010s
359 births
- 2020s 219
2020s
219 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 853 births (17% of all-time use).
How Janey 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 Janey's total volume
Janey by state
Where Janey concentrates geographically, total births since 1884
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 462 | 9.2% |
| #2 | California | | 385 | 7.6% |
| #3 | Tennessee | | 88 | 1.7% |
| #4 | Ohio | | 69 | 1.4% |
| #5 | Oklahoma | | 54 | 1.1% |
| #6 | Illinois | | 31 | 0.6% |
| #7 | Missouri | | 30 | 0.6% |
| #8 | Pennsylvania | | 28 | 0.6% |
462 of 5,044 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 20 reporting states.
Janey appears in 20 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Janey's data
- Janey's decade-level peak was the 1950s (853 total births); usage has since declined to 219 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Janeys (462 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 Janey: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1947)
Similar record span (~141 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, 1884–2025 (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 Janey 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.