Janith
Janith is both a given name and a surname.
Meaning & Origin of Janith
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Janith is both a given name and a surname.
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The Story of Janith
Janith first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1913, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1942, when 36 Janiths were born — ranking #1,349 that year. As of 2026, Janith ranks #7,015 for baby girls with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 631 Janiths have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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About the name Janith
Janith is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1913 and has accumulated 631 births in the dataset. Janith's peak popularity came in 1942 when it ranked #1,349. Use the chart and map above to compare Janith'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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