Boys' name · since 1975
Janmichael
Janmichael has 284 recorded births since 1975 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1985 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #10,911 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 284
- born since 1975
- 1980s
- peak decade
284 boys have been named Janmichael since 1975, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Janmichael has 284 recorded births among boys since 1975, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1980s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1975 to 2021.
- #10,911 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 284 born since 1975
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Janmichael ranks #10,911 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 284 born since 1975, peaking in the 1980s.
- #10,911 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 284
- born since 1975
- 1980s
- peak decade
Janmichael's 284 recorded births place it above 75.96% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
Janmichael's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Janmichael's SSA record in two at 1987 and the more recent half accounts for 39% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 61%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 2000, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1985 peak of 29, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Janmichael popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1975–2021
- Peak year (1985)
- 29
- Annual births at peak, across 47 years of records
Janmichael by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (165 births, 58% of the file).
1980s was Janmichael's strongest decade.
165 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 58% of all-time use.
Janmichael births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 57
1970s
57 births
- 1980s
1980s
165 births
- 1990s 41
1990s
41 births
- 2000s 10
2000s
10 births
- 2010s 6
2010s
6 births
- 2020s 5
2020s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 165 births (58% of all-time use).
Janmichael by state
Where Janmichael concentrates geographically, total births since 1975
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 30 | 10.6% |
| #2 | New York | | 5 | 1.8% |
30 of 284 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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- Janmichael's decade-level peak was the 1980s (165 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Janmichaels (30 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 Janmichael: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1985)
Similar record span (~46 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, 1975–2021 (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 Janmichael 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.