Recorded 1964–2019 Boys' name Peak 1969 147 births

Janos — boys' name

147 babies named Janos in U.S. Social Security records since 1964, with the highest year being 1969. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s131970s451980s241990s402000s172010s8

The verdict

147 boys have been named Janos since 1964, peaking in the 1970s, last recorded in 2019.

147
total births
1964–2019
years on record
1970s
peak decade
31%
born in that decade
1970s
Peak decade

31% of everyone ever named Janos was born in this single decade.

1969
Single peak year

8 babies were named Janos in 1969 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Janos

The Social Security Administration has registered 147 babies named Janos between 1964 and 2019, spanning 56 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Janos currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2019. The name reached its historical peak in 1969, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Janos performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 45 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Janos shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Janos 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 147 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.

Janos at a glance

Last recorded 2019

Total births

147

Since 1964

56 years of records

Peak year

1969

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2019

Active since

1964

Recorded for 56 years

Last year on file: 2019

Janos popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2019–1964

Last recorded 2019
Peak year (1969)
8
Annual births at peak — across 56 years of records
456789 201920011995199119881979197519711964 5

Janos by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
45 births that decade — 31% of Janos's all-time total
1960s131970s451980s241990s402000s172010s8

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Janos?
147 babies have been named Janos since 1964. It was last recorded in 2019. The peak year was 1969 with 8 births.
When was Janos most popular?
Janos was most popular in the 1970s decade with 45 total births. The single peak year was 1969.
How long has the name Janos been used?
Janos has been recorded in Social Security data since 1964, spanning 56 years of data through 2019.
What names are similar to Janos?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Jan, Jansen, Janet, Janson, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1964–2019 (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.