Recorded 1942–1999 Girls' name Peak 1964 326 births

Janifer — girls' name

326 babies named Janifer in U.S. Social Security records since 1942, with the highest year being 1964. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1940s601950s731960s761970s791980s321990s6
1970s
Peak decade

24% of everyone ever named Janifer was born in this single decade.

1964
Single peak year

14 babies were named Janifer in 1964 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Janifer

The Social Security Administration has registered 326 babies named Janifer between 1942 and 1999, spanning 58 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Janifer currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1999. The name reached its historical peak in 1964, when 14 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Janifer performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 79 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Janifer shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Janifer in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 326 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Janifer at a glance

Last recorded 1999

Total births

326

Since 1942

58 years of records

Peak year

1964

14 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1999

Active since

1942

Recorded for 58 years

Last year on file: 1999

Janifer popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1999–1942

Last recorded 1999
Peak year (1964)
14
Annual births at peak — across 58 years of records
46810121416 199919781973196719621954194919441942 8

Janifer by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
79 births that decade — 24% of Janifer's all-time total
1940s601950s731960s761970s791980s321990s6

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Janifer?
326 babies have been named Janifer since 1942. It was last recorded in 1999. The peak year was 1964 with 14 births.
When was Janifer most popular?
Janifer was most popular in the 1970s decade with 79 total births. The single peak year was 1964.
How long has the name Janifer been used?
Janifer has been recorded in Social Security data since 1942, spanning 58 years of data through 1999.
What names are similar to Janifer?
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.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1942–1999 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.