Girls' name · since 1933
Jannis
Since 1933, U.S. Social Security records show 410 babies named Jannis, peaking in 1947. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #13,316 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 410
- born since 1933
- 1940s
- peak decade
410 girls have been named Jannis since 1933, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Jannis has 410 recorded births among girls since 1933, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1940s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1933 to 2009.
- #13,316 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 410 born since 1933
- 1940s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jannis ranks #13,316 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 410 born since 1933, peaking in the 1940s.
- #13,316 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 410
- born since 1933
- 1940s
- peak decade
Jannis's 410 recorded births place it above 81.57% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Illinois.
Jannis's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Jannis splits its recorded history at 1952: 47% of all births land in the more recent half, 53% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1933 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1947 peak of 25 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Jannis popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1933–2009
- Peak year (1947)
- 25
- Annual births at peak, across 77 years of records
Jannis by decade
1940s is the heaviest window (134 births, 33% of the file).
1940s was Jannis's strongest decade.
134 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 33% of all-time use.
Jannis births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1930s
1930s
55 births
- 1940s
1940s
134 births
- 1950s
1950s
129 births
- 1960s
1960s
60 births
- 1970s 13
1970s
13 births
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
- 1990s 6
1990s
6 births
- 2000s 8
2000s
8 births
What this shows Peak: 1940s at 134 births (33% of all-time use).
Jannis by state
Where Jannis concentrates geographically, total births since 1933
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Illinois | | 6 | 1.5% |
| #2 | Mississippi | | 5 | 1.2% |
6 of 410 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Jannis's data
- Jannis's decade-level peak was the 1940s (134 total births); usage has since declined to 8 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Illinois records the most Janniss (6 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Illinois 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 Jannis: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1947)
Similar record span (~76 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, 1933–2009 (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 Jannis 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.