Girls' name · since 1987
Janill
23 babies named Janill 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.
- #44,112 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 23
- born since 1987
- 1980s
- peak decade
23 girls have been named Janill since 1987, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Janill has been recorded 23 times among girls since 1987, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1980s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1987 to 1991.
- #44,112 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 23 born since 1987
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Janill ranks #44,112 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 23 born since 1987, peaking in the 1980s.
- #44,112 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 23
- born since 1987
- 1980s
- peak decade
Janill's 23 recorded births place it above 38.51% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by New York.
Janill's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Janill's full recorded timeline at 1990, 48% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 52% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1990, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1987 peak of 6 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Janill popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1987–1991
- Peak year (1987)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 5 years of records
Janill by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (12 births, 52% of the file).
1980s was Janill's strongest decade.
12 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 52% of all-time use.
Janill births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s
1980s
12 births
- 1990s
1990s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 12 births (52% of all-time use).
Janill by state
Where Janill concentrates geographically, total births since 1987
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 6 | 26.1% |
6 of 23 births nationwide.
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- Janill's usage has stayed within range of its 1980s decade-level peak (12 total births) through the 1990s (11) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Janills (6 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Janill: 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 (~4 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, 1987–1991 (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 Janill 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.