Girls' name · since 1916
Janne
511 babies named Janne in U.S. Social Security records since 1916, with the highest year being 1951. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #11,685 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 511
- born since 1916
- 1950s
- peak decade
Janne sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 511 recorded since 1916.
Social Security Administration records show Janne recorded 511 times among girls since 1916, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, 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 1916 to 2008.
- #11,685 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 511 born since 1916
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Janne ranks #11,685 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 511 born since 1916, peaking in the 1950s.
- #11,685 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 511
- born since 1916
- 1950s
- peak decade
Janne's 511 recorded births place it above 83.83% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Janne's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Janne's SSA record in two at 1961 and the more recent half accounts for 36% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 64%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 1916, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1951 peak of 21, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Janne popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1916–2008
- Peak year (1951)
- 21
- Annual births at peak, across 93 years of records
Janne by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (160 births, 31% of the file).
1950s was Janne's strongest decade.
160 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 31% of all-time use.
Janne births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 5
1910s
5 births
- 1920s 5
1920s
5 births
- 1930s 21
1930s
21 births
- 1940s
1940s
118 births
- 1950s
1950s
160 births
- 1960s
1960s
73 births
- 1970s 34
1970s
34 births
- 1980s 34
1980s
34 births
- 1990s 42
1990s
42 births
- 2000s 19
2000s
19 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 160 births (31% of all-time use).
How Janne 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 Janne's total volume
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What to do with Janne's data
- Janne's decade-level peak was the 1950s (160 total births); usage has since declined to 19 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
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 Janne: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1951)
Similar record span (~92 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, 1916–2008 (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 Janne 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.