Recorded 1988–1999 Girls' name Peak 1988 41 births

Janil — girls' name

41 babies named Janil in U.S. Social Security records since 1988, with the highest year being 1988. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s91990s32

The verdict

41 girls have been named Janil since 1988, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 1999.

41
total births
1988–1999
years on record
1990s
peak decade
78%
born in that decade
1990s
Peak decade

78% of everyone ever named Janil was born in this single decade.

1988
Single peak year

9 babies were named Janil in 1988 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Janil

The Social Security Administration has registered 41 babies named Janil between 1988 and 1999, spanning 12 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Janil currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1999. The name reached its historical peak in 1988, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Janil performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 32 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Janil shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Janil in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Janil 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 41 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.

Janil at a glance

Last recorded 1999

Total births

41

Since 1988

12 years of records

Peak year

1988

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1999

Active since

1988

Recorded for 12 years

Last year on file: 1999

Janil popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1999–1988

Last recorded 1999
Peak year (1988)
9
Annual births at peak — across 12 years of records
5678910 199919941993199219901988 9

Janil by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
32 births that decade — 78% of Janil's all-time total
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Janil by state

Where Janil concentrates geographically — total births since 1988

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Janil
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
5 12.2%
New York share of Janil's total US births 12.2%

5 of 41 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Janil?
41 babies have been named Janil since 1988. It was last recorded in 1999. The peak year was 1988 with 9 births.
When was Janil most popular?
Janil was most popular in the 1990s decade with 32 total births. The single peak year was 1988.
Where is Janil most popular?
The top states for the name Janil are New York (5 births).
How long has the name Janil been used?
Janil has been recorded in Social Security data since 1988, spanning 12 years of data through 1999.
What names are similar to Janil?
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, 1988–1999 (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.