Girls' name · since 1913
Janith
Janith has 631 recorded births since 1913 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1942 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #10,195 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 631
- born since 1913
- 1940s
- peak decade
Janith sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 631 recorded since 1913.
Social Security Administration records show Janith recorded 631 times among girls since 1913, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1940s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1913 to 1968.
- #10,195 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 631 born since 1913
- 1940s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Janith ranks #10,195 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 631 born since 1913, peaking in the 1940s.
- #10,195 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 631
- born since 1913
- 1940s
- peak decade
Janith's 631 recorded births place it above 85.89% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
Janith's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Janith's full recorded timeline at 1945, 48% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 52% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1924, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1942 peak of 36 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Janith popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1913–1968
- Peak year (1942)
- 36
- Annual births at peak, across 56 years of records
Janith by decade
1940s is the heaviest window (257 births, 41% of the file).
1940s was Janith's strongest decade.
257 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 41% of all-time use.
Janith births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 6
1910s
6 births
- 1920s 50
1920s
50 births
- 1930s
1930s
137 births
- 1940s
1940s
257 births
- 1950s
1950s
132 births
- 1960s 49
1960s
49 births
What this shows Peak: 1940s at 257 births (41% of all-time use).
How Janith 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 Janith's total volume
Janith by state
Where Janith concentrates geographically, total births since 1913
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 15 | 2.4% |
| #2 | Michigan | | 8 | 1.3% |
| #3 | New York | | 6 | 1.0% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 5 | 0.8% |
15 of 631 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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What to do with Janith's data
- Janith's decade-level peak was the 1940s (257 total births); usage has since declined to 49 in the 1960s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Janiths (15 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas 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 Janith: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1942)
Similar record span (~55 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, 1913–1968 (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 Janith 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.