Janas
The Story of Janas
As a girl name
American parents first put Janas on the record books as a girl name in 1936, with 5 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 1948, when 13 Janass were born — ranking #2,828 that year. About 46% of every Janas on record arrived during the 1940s, its defining decade. Janas last appeared in the published SSA data in 1953, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 41 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1930s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
American parents first put Janas on the record books as a boy name in 2014, with 5 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2014, when 5 Janass were born — ranking #12,106 that year. Janas last appeared in the published SSA data in 2014, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 5 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 2010s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Janas
Janas is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1936 and has accumulated 41 births in the dataset. Janas's peak popularity came in 1948 when it ranked #2,828. Use the chart and map above to compare Janas's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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