Recorded 1973–2004 Girls' name Peak 1983 81 births

Janille — girls' name

81 babies named Janille in U.S. Social Security records since 1973, with the highest year being 1983. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

81 girls have been named Janille since 1973, peaking in the 1980s, last recorded in 2004.

81
total births
1973–2004
years on record
1980s
peak decade
53%
born in that decade
1980s
Peak decade

53% of everyone ever named Janille was born in this single decade.

1983
Single peak year

10 babies were named Janille in 1983 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Janille

The Social Security Administration has registered 81 babies named Janille between 1973 and 2004, spanning 32 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Janille currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2004. The name reached its historical peak in 1983, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Janille performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 43 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Janille shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Janille 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 81 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.

Janille at a glance

Last recorded 2004

Total births

81

Since 1973

32 years of records

Peak year

1983

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2004

Active since

1973

Recorded for 32 years

Last year on file: 2004

Janille popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2004–1973

Last recorded 2004
Peak year (1983)
10
Annual births at peak — across 32 years of records
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Janille by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
43 births that decade — 53% of Janille's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Janille?
81 babies have been named Janille since 1973. It was last recorded in 2004. The peak year was 1983 with 10 births.
When was Janille most popular?
Janille was most popular in the 1980s decade with 43 total births. The single peak year was 1983.
How long has the name Janille been used?
Janille has been recorded in Social Security data since 1973, spanning 32 years of data through 2004.
What names are similar to Janille?
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, 1973–2004 (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.