Girls' name · since 1973
Janeya
Since 1973, U.S. Social Security records show 306 babies named Janeya, peaking in 2007. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #15,728 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 306
- born since 1973
- 2000s
- peak decade
Janeya sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 306 recorded since 1973.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Janeya has been recorded 306 times among girls since 1973, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1973 to 2023.
- #15,728 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 306 born since 1973
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Janeya ranks #15,728 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 306 born since 1973, peaking in the 2000s.
- #15,728 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 306
- born since 1973
- 2000s
- peak decade
Janeya's 306 recorded births place it above 78.23% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Janeya's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Janeya's SSA record in two at 2005 and the more recent half accounts for 54% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 46%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1989, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2007 peak of 21, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Janeya popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1973–2023
- Peak year (2007)
- 21
- Annual births at peak, across 51 years of records
Janeya by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (161 births, 53% of the file).
2000s was Janeya's strongest decade.
161 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 53% of all-time use.
Janeya births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 8
1970s
8 births
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
- 1990s 52
1990s
52 births
- 2000s
2000s
161 births
- 2010s
2010s
69 births
- 2020s 11
2020s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 161 births (53% of all-time use).
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- Janeya's decade-level peak was the 2000s (161 total births); usage has since declined to 11 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Janeya: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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Similar record span (~50 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, 1973–2023 (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 Janeya 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.