Girls' name · since 1942
Janifer
Janifer has 326 recorded births since 1942 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1964 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #15,224 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 326
- born since 1942
- 1970s
- peak decade
Janifer is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 326 have been recorded since 1942.
Social Security Administration records show Janifer recorded 326 times among girls since 1942, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1970s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1942 to 1999.
- #15,224 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 326 born since 1942
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Janifer ranks #15,224 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 326 born since 1942, peaking in the 1970s.
- #15,224 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 326
- born since 1942
- 1970s
- peak decade
Janifer's 326 recorded births place it above 78.93% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Janifer's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Janifer's SSA record in two at 1964 and the more recent half accounts for 51% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 49%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1944, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1964 peak of 14, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Janifer popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1942–1999
- Peak year (1964)
- 14
- Annual births at peak, across 58 years of records
Janifer by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (79 births, 24% of the file).
1970s was Janifer's strongest decade.
79 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 24% of all-time use.
Janifer births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s
1940s
60 births
- 1950s
1950s
73 births
- 1960s
1960s
76 births
- 1970s
1970s
79 births
- 1980s
1980s
32 births
- 1990s 6
1990s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 79 births (24% of all-time use).
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- Janifer's decade-level peak was the 1970s (79 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 1990s -- 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 Janifer: 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 (~57 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, 1942–1999 (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 Janifer 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.