Girls' name · since 1914
Janine
Janine has 33,508 recorded births since 1914 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1960 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #780 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #5,753 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 33,508
- born since 1914
- 1960s
- peak decade
33,508 babies have been named Janine since 1914, making it today's #5753 girls' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Janine has been recorded 33,508 times among girls since 1914, currently ranked #5753 nationally and more common than 67% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 1960s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1914 to 2025.
- #780 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #5,753 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 33,508 born since 1914
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Janine ranks #780 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,753 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 33,508 born since 1914, peaking in the 1960s.
- #780 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #5,753 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 33,508
- born since 1914
- 1960s
- peak decade
Janine's 33,508 recorded births place it above 98.92% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
48 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
How Janine compares
33,508 Top 5% higher than 95% 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
Janine's all-time total is 89x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Janine | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 33,508 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 1,380 | 21 | 19,840 |
Janine's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Janine's SSA record in two at 1973 and the more recent half accounts for 34% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 66%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 1915, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1960 peak of 1,380, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Janine popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1914–2025
- Peak year (1960)
- 1,380
- Annual births at peak, across 112 years of records
Janine popularity over time - boys
11 total births recorded since 1966 (Janine as boys' name)
Janine by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (11,758 births, 35% of the file).
1960s was Janine's strongest decade.
11,758 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 35% of all-time use.
Janine births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 22
1910s
22 births
- 1920s 56
1920s
56 births
- 1930s 371
1930s
371 births
- 1940s 1,368
1940s
1,368 births
- 1950s
1950s
5,956 births
- 1960s
1960s
11,758 births
- 1970s
1970s
6,067 births
- 1980s 4,452
1980s
4,452 births
- 1990s 2,084
1990s
2,084 births
- 2000s 812
2000s
812 births
- 2010s 422
2010s
422 births
- 2020s 140
2020s
140 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 11,758 births (35% of all-time use).
How Janine 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 Janine's total volume
Janine by state
Where Janine concentrates geographically, total births since 1914
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 6,190 | 18.5% |
| #2 | California | | 4,858 | 14.5% |
| #3 | Pennsylvania | | 2,702 | 8.1% |
| #4 | New Jersey | | 2,008 | 6.0% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 1,689 | 5.0% |
| #6 | Michigan | | 1,521 | 4.5% |
| #7 | Massachusetts | | 1,388 | 4.1% |
| #8 | Ohio | | 1,305 | 3.9% |
6,190 of 33,508 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 48 reporting states.
Janine appears in 48 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Janine's data
- Janine's decade-level peak was the 1960s (11,758 total births); usage has since declined to 140 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Janines (6,190 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Janine: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1960)
Similar record span (~111 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, 1914–2025 (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 Janine 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.