Girls' name · since 1987
Janieka
12 babies named Janieka in U.S. Social Security records since 1987, with the highest year being 1987. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #51,827 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 12
- born since 1987
- 1980s
- peak decade
Janieka is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 12 have been recorded since 1987.
Social Security Administration records show Janieka recorded 12 times among girls since 1987, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1980s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1987 to 1998.
- #51,827 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 12 born since 1987
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Janieka ranks #51,827 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 12 born since 1987, peaking in the 1980s.
- #51,827 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 12
- born since 1987
- 1980s
- peak decade
Janieka'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.
Janieka's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Janieka's SSA record in two at 1998 and the more recent half accounts for 42% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 58%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1998, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1987 peak of 7, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Janieka popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1987–1998
- Peak year (1987)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 12 years of records
Janieka by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (7 births, 58% of the file).
1980s was Janieka's strongest decade.
7 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 58% of all-time use.
Janieka births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s
1980s
7 births
- 1990s
1990s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 7 births (58% of all-time use).
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- Janieka's usage has stayed within range of its 1980s decade-level peak (7 total births) through the 1990s (5) -- 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 Janieka: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1987)
Similar record span (~11 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, 1987–1998 (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 Janieka 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.