US rank #11102 Boys' name Peak 1964 197 births

Janssen — #11102 US boys' name

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

1960s291970s341980s311990s422000s322010s112020s18
#11102
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 22% of names given to boys today.

1990s
Peak decade

21% of everyone ever named Janssen was born in this single decade.

1964
Single peak year

16 babies were named Janssen in 1964 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Janssen

The Social Security Administration has registered 197 babies named Janssen between 1964 and 2024, spanning 61 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Janssen currently holds the #11102 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1964, when 16 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Janssen performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 42 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Janssen shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 7 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Janssen in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Janssen 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 197 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.

Janssen at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

197

Since 1964

61 years of records

Peak year

1964

16 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

#11,102

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1964

Recorded for 61 years

Last year on file: 2024

Janssen popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1964

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1964)
16
Annual births at peak — across 61 years of records
05101520 202420092000199319891982197419651964 16

Janssen by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
42 births that decade — 21% of Janssen's all-time total
1960s291970s341980s311990s422000s322010s112020s18

Janssen by state

Where Janssen concentrates geographically — total births since 1964

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Janssen
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
7 3.6%
Texas share of Janssen's total US births 3.6%

7 of 197 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Janssen?
197 babies have been named Janssen since 1964. It currently ranks #11102 among boys. The peak year was 1964 with 16 births.
When was Janssen most popular?
Janssen was most popular in the 1990s decade with 42 total births. The single peak year was 1964.
Where is Janssen most popular?
The top states for the name Janssen are Texas (7 births).
How long has the name Janssen been used?
Janssen has been recorded in Social Security data since 1964, spanning 61 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Janssen?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Jan, Jansen, Janet, Janice, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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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, 1964–2024 (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.