Girls' name · since 1909
Janis
Janis has 48,841 recorded births since 1909 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1947 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #599 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #9,495 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 48,841
- born since 1909
- 1950s
- peak decade
48,841 babies have been named Janis since 1909, making it today's #9495 girls' name.
Social Security Administration records show Janis recorded 48,841 times among girls since 1909, holding rank #9495 nationally today, ahead of 45% of girls, peaking in the 1950s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1909 to 2025.
- #599 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #9,495 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 48,841 born since 1909
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Janis ranks #599 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #9,495 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 48,841 born since 1909, peaking in the 1950s.
- #599 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #9,495 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 48,841
- born since 1909
- 1950s
- peak decade
Janis's 48,841 recorded births place it above 99.17% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
50 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Janis compares
48,841 Top 4% higher than 96% 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
Janis's all-time total is 130x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Janis | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 48,841 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 3,205 | 21 | 19,840 |
Janis's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Janis's SSA record in two at 1967 and the more recent half accounts for 10% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 90%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 1909, with only 6 births recorded -- set against the 1947 peak of 3,205, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Janis popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1909–2025
- Peak year (1947)
- 3,205
- Annual births at peak, across 117 years of records
Janis popularity over time - boys
174 total births recorded since 1928 (Janis as boys' name)
Janis by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (18,673 births, 38% of the file).
1950s was Janis's strongest decade.
18,673 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 38% of all-time use.
Janis births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1900s 6
1900s
6 births
- 1910s 389
1910s
389 births
- 1920s 1,474
1920s
1,474 births
- 1930s 4,633
1930s
4,633 births
- 1940s
1940s
14,862 births
- 1950s
1950s
18,673 births
- 1960s 4,968
1960s
4,968 births
- 1970s 1,853
1970s
1,853 births
- 1980s 865
1980s
865 births
- 1990s 461
1990s
461 births
- 2000s 343
2000s
343 births
- 2010s 253
2010s
253 births
- 2020s 61
2020s
61 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 18,673 births (38% of all-time use).
How Janis 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 Janis's total volume
Janis by state
Where Janis concentrates geographically, total births since 1909
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 4,706 | 9.6% |
| #2 | Texas | | 3,928 | 8.0% |
| #3 | Illinois | | 2,965 | 6.1% |
| #4 | Ohio | | 2,711 | 5.6% |
| #5 | New York | | 2,704 | 5.5% |
| #6 | Michigan | | 2,506 | 5.1% |
| #7 | Pennsylvania | | 2,123 | 4.3% |
| #8 | Missouri | | 1,424 | 2.9% |
4,706 of 48,841 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 50 reporting states.
Janis appears in 50 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Janis's data
- Janis's decade-level peak was the 1950s (18,673 total births); usage has since declined to 61 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Janiss (4,706 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 Janis: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1947)
Similar record span (~116 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, 1909–2025 (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 Janis 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.