Recorded 1969–2003 Girls' name Peak 1982 87 births

Janin — girls' name

87 babies named Janin in U.S. Social Security records since 1969, with the highest year being 1982. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

87 girls have been named Janin since 1969, peaking in the 1980s, last recorded in 2003.

87
total births
1969–2003
years on record
1980s
peak decade
46%
born in that decade
1980s
Peak decade

46% of everyone ever named Janin was born in this single decade.

1982
Single peak year

8 babies were named Janin in 1982 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Janin

The Social Security Administration has registered 87 babies named Janin between 1969 and 2003, spanning 35 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Janin currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2003. The name reached its historical peak in 1982, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Janin performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 40 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Janin shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Janin in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Janin 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 87 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.

Janin at a glance

Last recorded 2003

Total births

87

Since 1969

35 years of records

Peak year

1982

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2003

Active since

1969

Recorded for 35 years

Last year on file: 2003

Janin popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2003–1969

Last recorded 2003
Peak year (1982)
8
Annual births at peak — across 35 years of records
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Janin by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
40 births that decade — 46% of Janin's all-time total
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Janin by state

Where Janin concentrates geographically — total births since 1969

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Janin
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
5 5.7%
California share of Janin's total US births 5.7%

5 of 87 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Janin?
87 babies have been named Janin since 1969. It was last recorded in 2003. The peak year was 1982 with 8 births.
When was Janin most popular?
Janin was most popular in the 1980s decade with 40 total births. The single peak year was 1982.
Where is Janin most popular?
The top states for the name Janin are California (5 births).
How long has the name Janin been used?
Janin has been recorded in Social Security data since 1969, spanning 35 years of data through 2003.
What names are similar to Janin?
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, 1969–2003 (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.