Girls' name · since 1952
Jania
Jania has 3,021 recorded births since 1952 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2005 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #3,580 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #5,956 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,021
- born since 1952
- 2000s
- peak decade
3,021 babies have been named Jania since 1952, making it today's #5956 girls' name.
Social Security Administration records show Jania recorded 3,021 times among girls since 1952, holding rank #5956 nationally today, ahead of 66% of girls, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1952 to 2025.
- #3,580 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #5,956 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 3,021 born since 1952
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jania ranks #3,580 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,956 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 3,021 born since 1952, peaking in the 2000s.
- #3,580 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #5,956 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,021
- born since 1952
- 2000s
- peak decade
Jania's 3,021 recorded births place it above 95.05% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
22 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Florida.
How Jania compares
3,021 Top 18% higher than 82% 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
Jania's all-time total is 8x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Jania | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 3,021 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 194 | 21 | 19,840 |
Jania's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Jania's full recorded timeline at 1994, 87% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 13% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1961, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2005 peak of 194 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Jania popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1952–2025
- Peak year (2005)
- 194
- Annual births at peak, across 74 years of records
Jania by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (1,570 births, 52% of the file).
2000s was Jania's strongest decade.
1,570 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 52% of all-time use.
Jania births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 13
1950s
13 births
- 1960s 44
1960s
44 births
- 1970s 90
1970s
90 births
- 1980s 139
1980s
139 births
- 1990s 397
1990s
397 births
- 2000s
2000s
1,570 births
- 2010s 490
2010s
490 births
- 2020s 278
2020s
278 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 1,570 births (52% of all-time use).
How Jania 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 Jania's total volume
Jania by state
Where Jania concentrates geographically, total births since 1952
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Florida | | 199 | 6.6% |
| #2 | New York | | 182 | 6.0% |
| #3 | Texas | | 166 | 5.5% |
| #4 | Georgia | | 134 | 4.4% |
| #5 | North Carolina | | 133 | 4.4% |
| #6 | Illinois | | 131 | 4.3% |
| #7 | California | | 98 | 3.2% |
| #8 | South Carolina | | 64 | 2.1% |
199 of 3,021 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 22 reporting states.
Jania appears in 22 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Jania's data
- Jania's decade-level peak was the 2000s (1,570 total births); usage has since declined to 278 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Florida records the most Janias (199 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Florida 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 Jania: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2005)
Similar record span (~73 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, 1952–2025 (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 Jania 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.