Recorded 1990–2010 Girls' name Peak 1991 85 births

Janisse — girls' name

85 babies named Janisse in U.S. Social Security records since 1990, with the highest year being 1991. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

85 girls have been named Janisse since 1990, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 2010.

85
total births
1990–2010
years on record
1990s
peak decade
58%
born in that decade
1990s
Peak decade

58% of everyone ever named Janisse was born in this single decade.

1991
Single peak year

12 babies were named Janisse in 1991 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Janisse

The Social Security Administration has registered 85 babies named Janisse between 1990 and 2010, spanning 21 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Janisse currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2010. The name reached its historical peak in 1991, when 12 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Janisse performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 49 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Janisse shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Janisse 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 85 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.

Janisse at a glance

Last recorded 2010

Total births

85

Since 1990

21 years of records

Peak year

1991

12 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2010

Active since

1990

Recorded for 21 years

Last year on file: 2010

Janisse popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2010–1990

Last recorded 2010
Peak year (1991)
12
Annual births at peak — across 21 years of records
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Janisse by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
49 births that decade — 58% of Janisse's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Janisse?
85 babies have been named Janisse since 1990. It was last recorded in 2010. The peak year was 1991 with 12 births.
When was Janisse most popular?
Janisse was most popular in the 1990s decade with 49 total births. The single peak year was 1991.
How long has the name Janisse been used?
Janisse has been recorded in Social Security data since 1990, spanning 21 years of data through 2010.
What names are similar to Janisse?
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, 1990–2010 (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.