Janene
Janene is absent from the 2024 data, which means fewer than five births. Its best rank was 684th, in 1970.
- Rank in 2024
- —fewer than 5 births
- Births in 2024
- 0not in the data
- Peak year
- 1970231 births
- Best rank
- #684in 1970
- Since 1929
- 3,545people given the name
The story in the numbers
3,545 girls have been named Janene in the United States since 1929, according to Social Security records. The busiest single year was 1970, with 231 births.
The name has all but left use: none recorded in 2024, against 231 at the peak.
Half of everyone given the name was born by 1966, and the 1960s alone account for 29%. It has spent 3 of 145 years in the top 1,000.
Rank among girls, year by year
By decade
| Decade | girls named Janene | |
|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 6 | |
| 1930s | 96 | |
| 1940s | 318 | |
| 1950s | 744 | |
| 1960s | 1,027 | |
| 1970s | 899 | |
| 1980s | 325 | |
| 1990s | 100 | |
| 2000s | 20 | |
| 2010s | 10 |
In 1970, its biggest year
Janene was the 684th most given girl’s name that year. The top five girls’ names of 1970 were Jennifer, Lisa, Kimberly, Michelle and Amy. See all of 1970.
Names that rose and fell with Janene
Same sex, most similar popularity curve over 145 years, in five-year steps — the shape of the line, not the size.
- Gingerpeak 1971
- Lynettapeak 1970
- Wendiepeak 1970
- Karinpeak 1970
- Cheriepeak 1970
- Janeenpeak 1970
- Shielapeak 1970
- Marcypeak 1971
What this page does not tell you. The Social Security data records how many babies were given a name, not what the name means or where it comes from — so neither do we. Counts cover people with a Social Security number; names given to fewer than five babies in a year are withheld. More on the data.