Girls' name · since 1911
Janina
Since 1911, U.S. Social Security records show 2,929 babies named Janina, peaking in 1980. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #3,655 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #8,896 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,929
- born since 1911
- 1980s
- peak decade
Janina currently ranks #8896 among girls' names in America, with 2,929 babies recorded since 1911.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Janina has been recorded 2,929 times among girls since 1911, currently ranked #8896 nationally and more common than 49% of girls, 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 1911 to 2025.
- #3,655 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #8,896 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 2,929 born since 1911
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Janina ranks #3,655 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #8,896 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 2,929 born since 1911, peaking in the 1980s.
- #3,655 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #8,896 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,929
- born since 1911
- 1980s
- peak decade
Janina's 2,929 recorded births place it above 94.94% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
11 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Janina compares
2,929 Top 18% higher than 82% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Janina's all-time total is 8x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Janina | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 2,929 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 77 | 21 | 19,840 |
Janina's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Janina's SSA record in two at 1971 and the more recent half accounts for 63% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 37%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1912, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1980 peak of 77, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Janina popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1911–2025
- Peak year (1980)
- 77
- Annual births at peak, across 115 years of records
Janina by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (571 births, 19% of the file).
1980s was Janina's strongest decade.
571 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 19% of all-time use.
Janina births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 211
1910s
211 births
- 1920s 154
1920s
154 births
- 1930s 31
1930s
31 births
- 1940s 112
1940s
112 births
- 1950s 205
1950s
205 births
- 1960s
1960s
328 births
- 1970s
1970s
392 births
- 1980s
1980s
571 births
- 1990s
1990s
382 births
- 2000s
2000s
269 births
- 2010s 162
2010s
162 births
- 2020s 112
2020s
112 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 571 births (19% of all-time use).
How Janina compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Janina's total volume
Janina by state
Where Janina concentrates geographically, total births since 1911
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 378 | 12.9% |
| #2 | New York | | 203 | 6.9% |
| #3 | Illinois | | 144 | 4.9% |
| #4 | Massachusetts | | 65 | 2.2% |
| #5 | Texas | | 41 | 1.4% |
| #6 | New Jersey | | 25 | 0.9% |
| #7 | Florida | | 24 | 0.8% |
| #8 | Pennsylvania | | 10 | 0.3% |
378 of 2,929 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 11 reporting states.
Janina appears in 11 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Janina's data
- Janina's decade-level peak was the 1980s (571 total births); usage has since declined to 112 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Janinas (378 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Janina: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1980)
Similar record span (~114 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, 1911–2025 (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 Janina 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.