Girls' name · since 1955
Jany
110 babies named Jany in U.S. Social Security records since 1955, with the highest year being 1987. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #26,060 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 110
- born since 1955
- 1980s
- peak decade
Jany sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 110 recorded since 1955.
Social Security Administration records show Jany recorded 110 times among girls since 1955, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1980s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1955 to 2024.
- #26,060 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 110 born since 1955
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jany ranks #26,060 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 110 born since 1955, peaking in the 1980s.
- #26,060 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 110
- born since 1955
- 1980s
- peak decade
Jany's 110 recorded births place it above 63.89% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
Jany's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Jany's SSA record in two at 1994 and the more recent half accounts for 53% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 47%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1973, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1987 peak of 8, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Jany popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1955–2024
- Peak year (1987)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 70 years of records
Jany by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (34 births, 31% of the file).
1980s was Jany's strongest decade.
34 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 31% of all-time use.
Jany births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 6
1950s
6 births
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 1980s
1980s
34 births
- 1990s
1990s
23 births
- 2000s
2000s
24 births
- 2010s 12
2010s
12 births
- 2020s 6
2020s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 34 births (31% of all-time use).
Jany by state
Where Jany concentrates geographically, total births since 1955
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 5 | 4.5% |
5 of 110 births nationwide.
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What to do with Jany's data
- Jany's decade-level peak was the 1980s (34 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Janys (5 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 Jany: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1987)
Similar record span (~69 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, 1955–2024 (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 Jany 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.