Girls' name · since 1968
Janique
Since 1968, U.S. Social Security records show 539 babies named Janique, peaking in 1990. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #11,307 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 539
- born since 1968
- 1990s
- peak decade
Janique sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 539 recorded since 1968.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Janique has been recorded 539 times among girls since 1968, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1968 to 2024.
- #11,307 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 539 born since 1968
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Janique ranks #11,307 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 539 born since 1968, peaking in the 1990s.
- #11,307 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 539
- born since 1968
- 1990s
- peak decade
Janique's 539 recorded births place it above 84.35% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by New York.
Janique's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Janique splits its recorded history at 1996: 49% of all births land in the more recent half, 51% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1972 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1990 peak of 25 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Janique popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1968–2024
- Peak year (1990)
- 25
- Annual births at peak, across 57 years of records
Janique by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (178 births, 33% of the file).
1990s was Janique's strongest decade.
178 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 33% of all-time use.
Janique births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 6
1960s
6 births
- 1970s 30
1970s
30 births
- 1980s
1980s
122 births
- 1990s
1990s
178 births
- 2000s
2000s
135 births
- 2010s 58
2010s
58 births
- 2020s 10
2020s
10 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 178 births (33% of all-time use).
How Janique 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 Janique's total volume
Janique by state
Where Janique concentrates geographically, total births since 1968
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What to do with Janique's data
- Janique's decade-level peak was the 1990s (178 total births); usage has since declined to 10 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Janiques (23 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
Names with a similar number of total births
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Janique: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1990)
Similar record span (~56 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, 1968–2024 (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 Janique 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.