Recorded 1994–2019 Boys' name Peak 1996 78 births

Janzen — boys' name

78 babies named Janzen in U.S. Social Security records since 1994, with the highest year being 1996. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

78 boys have been named Janzen since 1994, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 2019.

78
total births
1994–2019
years on record
1990s
peak decade
67%
born in that decade
1990s
Peak decade

67% of everyone ever named Janzen was born in this single decade.

1996
Single peak year

12 babies were named Janzen in 1996 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Janzen

The Social Security Administration has registered 78 babies named Janzen between 1994 and 2019, spanning 26 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Janzen currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2019. The name reached its historical peak in 1996, when 12 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Janzen performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 52 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Janzen shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Janzen 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 78 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.

Janzen at a glance

Last recorded 2019

Total births

78

Since 1994

26 years of records

Peak year

1996

12 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2019

Active since

1994

Recorded for 26 years

Last year on file: 2019

Janzen popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2019–1994

Last recorded 2019
Peak year (1996)
12
Annual births at peak — across 26 years of records
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Janzen by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
52 births that decade — 67% of Janzen's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Janzen?
78 babies have been named Janzen since 1994. It was last recorded in 2019. The peak year was 1996 with 12 births.
When was Janzen most popular?
Janzen was most popular in the 1990s decade with 52 total births. The single peak year was 1996.
How long has the name Janzen been used?
Janzen has been recorded in Social Security data since 1994, spanning 26 years of data through 2019.
What names are similar to Janzen?
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, 1994–2019 (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.