Boys' name · since 1958
Janson
Janson has 1,170 recorded births since 1958 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2016 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #4,656 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,443 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,170
- born since 1958
- 1990s
- peak decade
Janson currently ranks #5443 among boys' names in America, with 1,170 babies recorded since 1958.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Janson has been recorded 1,170 times among boys since 1958, currently ranked #5443 nationally and more common than 61% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1958 to 2025.
- #4,656 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #5,443 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,170 born since 1958
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Janson ranks #4,656 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,443 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,170 born since 1958, peaking in the 1990s.
- #4,656 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,443 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,170
- born since 1958
- 1990s
- peak decade
Janson's 1,170 recorded births place it above 89.76% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Janson compares
1,170 Top 29% higher than 71% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys 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
Janson's all-time total is 3x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Janson | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,170 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 35 | 34 | 22,252 |
Janson's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Janson splits its recorded history at 1996: 58% of all births land in the more recent half, 42% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1958 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2016 peak of 35 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Janson popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1958–2025
- Peak year (2016)
- 35
- Annual births at peak, across 68 years of records
Janson by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (242 births, 21% of the file).
1990s was Janson's strongest decade.
242 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 21% of all-time use.
Janson births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 5
1950s
5 births
- 1960s 18
1960s
18 births
- 1970s
1970s
136 births
- 1980s
1980s
199 births
- 1990s
1990s
242 births
- 2000s
2000s
221 births
- 2010s
2010s
224 births
- 2020s
2020s
125 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 242 births (21% of all-time use).
How Janson compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Janson's total volume
Janson by state
Where Janson concentrates geographically, total births since 1958
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 15 | 1.3% |
| #2 | Kentucky | | 10 | 0.9% |
| #3 | Texas | | 8 | 0.7% |
| #4 | Pennsylvania | | 5 | 0.4% |
15 of 1,170 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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What to do with Janson's data
- Janson's usage has stayed within range of its 1990s decade-level peak (242 total births) through the 2020s (125) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Jansons (15 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Janson: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2016)
Similar record span (~67 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, 1958–2025 (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 Janson 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.