Janene
Last seen for girls in 2012 at #16,869
- Peak · girls
- 1970 · 231 births
- Debut · girls
- 6 births
- In top 100 · girls
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 3,545since 1929
Janene over time
girls
Rank among girls' names. Janene has never cracked the top 600 here.
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | |
|---|---|---|
| rank | births | |
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| 2013 | — | |
| 2012 | #16,869 | 5 |
| 2011 | — | |
| 2010 | #16,992 | 5 |
| 2009 | — | |
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| 2004 | — | |
| 2003 | — | |
| 2002 | #11,108 | 8 |
| 2001 | #12,056 | 7 |
| 2000 | #15,031 | 5 |
| 1999 | #14,411 | 5 |
| 1998 | #11,138 | 7 |
| 1997 | — | |
| 1996 | #10,567 | 7 |
| 1995 | #8,079 | 10 |
| 1994 | #6,319 | 14 |
| 1993 | #7,038 | 12 |
| 1992 | #5,267 | 18 |
| 1991 | #6,253 | 14 |
| 1990 | #6,465 | 13 |
| 1989 | #8,761 | 8 |
| 1988 | #4,496 | 19 |
| 1987 | #3,524 | 25 |
| 1986 | #3,459 | 25 |
| 1985 | #3,246 | 27 |
| 1984 | #2,625 | 35 |
| 1983 | #2,853 | 30 |
| 1982 | #2,024 | 51 |
| 1981 | #2,158 | 47 |
| 1980 | #1,863 | 58 |
| 1979 | #1,952 | 53 |
| 1978 | #1,669 | 63 |
| 1977 | #1,514 | 72 |
| 1976 | #1,747 | 54 |
| 1975 | #1,439 | 72 |
| 1974 | #1,448 | 69 |
| 1973 | #1,239 | 84 |
| 1972 | #1,212 | 88 |
| 1971 | #1,066 | 113 |
| 1970 | #684 | 231 |
| 1969 | #845 | 150 |
| 1968 | #1,066 | 98 |
| 1967 | #1,119 | 88 |
| 1966 | #1,161 | 84 |
| 1965 | #1,200 | 80 |
| 1964 | #1,026 | 110 |
| 1963 | #1,087 | 99 |
| 1962 | #1,126 | 93 |
| 1961 | #987 | 120 |
| 1960 | #1,047 | 105 |
| 1959 | #1,099 | 95 |
| 1958 | #1,240 | 73 |
| 1957 | #1,274 | 68 |
| 1956 | #1,194 | 76 |
| 1955 | #1,167 | 73 |
| 1954 | #1,154 | 74 |
| 1953 | #1,103 | 77 |
| 1952 | #1,100 | 73 |
| 1951 | #1,098 | 72 |
| 1950 | #1,161 | 63 |
| 1949 | #1,452 | 40 |
| 1948 | #1,267 | 52 |
| 1947 | #1,270 | 51 |
| 1946 | #1,439 | 37 |
| 1945 | #1,825 | 21 |
| 1944 | #1,698 | 24 |
| 1943 | #1,900 | 21 |
| 1942 | #1,559 | 28 |
| 1941 | #2,018 | 17 |
| 1940 | #1,477 | 27 |
| 1939 | #1,797 | 19 |
| 1938 | #2,113 | 15 |
| 1937 | #1,914 | 17 |
| 1936 | #1,801 | 18 |
| 1935 | #2,305 | 13 |
| 1934 | #3,159 | 8 |
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| 1932 | — | |
| 1931 | #3,848 | 6 |
| 1930 | — | |
| 1929 | #4,053 | 6 |
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First appearance
1929
The first year at least five girls were named Janene! It came in at #4,053, and was given to 6 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1930, when fewer than 5 girls a year got the name.
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Momentum · girls
Faded out
- Not published in 2025; last seen 2012
- Biggest jump: 221 spots in 1969 (#1,066 → #845)
- Biggest drop: 382 spots in 1971 (#684 → #1,066)
Rise & fade · girls
41 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1929
- Peaked 1970 at #684 (231 births)
- Births halved by 1971, 1 yr later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 3 yrs
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 3 yrs · run 1969–1970
Share of babies · girls
1 in 7,568
- Highest: 1 in 7,568 girls born in 1970 were named Janene (0.01%)
- Latest: 1 in 352,211 girls born in 2012 (0.00%)
Era · girls
The 1960s
- 29.0% of all girls named Janene (1,027) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 6 | #4,053 (1929) | #4,053 |
| 1930s | 96 | #1,797 (1939) | #2,420 |
| 1940s | 318 | #1,267 (1948) | #1,591 |
| 1950s | 744 | #1,098 (1951) | #1,159 |
| 1960s | 1,027 | #845 (1969) | #1,066 |
| 1970s | 899 | #684 (1970) | #1,397 |
| 1980s | 325 | #1,863 (1980) | #3,501 |
| 1990s | 100 | #5,267 (1992) | #8,393 |
| 2000s | 20 | #11,108 (2002) | #12,732 |
| 2010s | 10 | #16,869 (2012) | #16,931 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
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