US rank #2112 Girls' name Peak 1979 16,012 births

Janna — #2112 US girls' name

16,012 babies named Janna in U.S. Social Security records since 1912, with the highest year being 1979. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s121920s471930s1621940s6391950s17451960s26921970s31951980s32671990s17782000s12562010s8362020s383
#2112
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 88% of names given to girls today.

1980s
Peak decade

20% of everyone ever named Janna was born in this single decade.

1979
Single peak year

428 babies were named Janna in 1979 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Janna

The Social Security Administration has registered 16,012 babies named Janna between 1912 and 2024, spanning 113 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Janna currently holds the #2112 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1979, when 428 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Janna performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 3,267 births during that ten-year window. Across the 12 decades of recorded activity, Janna shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 1,610 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and New York. In total, SSA state-level files list Janna in 43 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Janna 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 16,012 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.

Janna at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

16,012

Since 1912

113 years of records

Peak year

1979

428 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

#2,112

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1912

Recorded for 113 years

Last year on file: 2024

Janna popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1912

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1979)
428
Annual births at peak — across 113 years of records
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Janna by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
3,267 births that decade — 20% of Janna's all-time total
1910s121920s471930s1621940s6391950s17451960s26921970s31951980s32671990s17782000s12562010s8362020s383

Janna by state

Where Janna concentrates geographically — total births since 1912

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Janna
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
1,610 10.1%
#2 Texas
1,600 10.0%
#3 New York
606 3.8%
#4 Illinois
483 3.0%
#5 Georgia
479 3.0%
#6 Florida
466 2.9%
#7 Michigan
446 2.8%
#8 Ohio
407 2.5%
California share of Janna's total US births 10.1%
Even split

1,610 of 16,012 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 43 reporting states.

Janna appears in 43 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Janna?
16,012 babies have been named Janna since 1912. It currently ranks #2112 among girls. The peak year was 1979 with 428 births.
When was Janna most popular?
Janna was most popular in the 1980s decade with 3,267 total births. The single peak year was 1979.
Where is Janna most popular?
The top states for the name Janna are California (1,610 births), Texas (1,600 births), New York (606 births).
How long has the name Janna been used?
Janna has been recorded in Social Security data since 1912, spanning 113 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Janna?
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.

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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, 1912–2024 (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.