Girls' name · since 1947
Janney
Since 1947, U.S. Social Security records show 1,029 babies named Janney, peaking in 2013. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #7,373 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #5,434 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,029
- born since 1947
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Janney is the #5434 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 1,029 recorded since 1947.
Social Security Administration records show Janney recorded 1,029 times among girls since 1947, holding rank #5434 nationally today, ahead of 69% of girls, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1947 to 2025.
- #7,373 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #5,434 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,029 born since 1947
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Janney ranks #7,373 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,434 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,029 born since 1947, peaking in the 2010s.
- #7,373 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #5,434 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,029
- born since 1947
- 2010s
- peak decade
Janney's 1,029 recorded births place it above 89.79% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
10 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Janney compares
1,029 Top 32% higher than 68% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Janney's all-time total is 174% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Janney | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,029 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 224 | 21 | 19,840 |
Janney's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Janney's SSA record in two at 2016 and the more recent half accounts for 55% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 45%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1947, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2013 peak of 224, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Janney popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1947–2025
- Peak year (2013)
- 224
- Annual births at peak, across 79 years of records
Janney by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (668 births, 65% of the file).
2010s was Janney's strongest decade.
668 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 65% of all-time use.
Janney births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 5
1940s
5 births
- 2000s 23
2000s
23 births
- 2010s
2010s
668 births
- 2020s
2020s
333 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 668 births (65% of all-time use).
How Janney 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 Janney's total volume
Janney by state
Where Janney concentrates geographically, total births since 1947
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 319 | 31.0% |
| #2 | Texas | | 250 | 24.3% |
| #3 | Illinois | | 35 | 3.4% |
| #4 | Arizona | | 30 | 2.9% |
| #5 | New Mexico | | 8 | 0.8% |
| #6 | Georgia | | 7 | 0.7% |
| #7 | Colorado | | 6 | 0.6% |
| #8 | Nevada | | 6 | 0.6% |
319 of 1,029 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 10 reporting states.
Janney appears in 10 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Janney's data
- Janney's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (668 total births) through the 2020s (333) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Janneys (319 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 Janney: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2013)
Similar record span (~78 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, 1947–2025 (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 Janney 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.