Jann

Last seen for girls in 1991 at #11,509 · Last seen for boys in 2024 at #12,349
Given to girls 93.7% of the time

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Peak · girls
1953 · 129 births
Debut · girls
6 births
In top 100 · girls
never
of 146 years
Total births · girls
2,138
since 1932

Jann over time

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Rank within each sex, plotted together. Click any year to open it.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201955peak #809, 1953peak #3,257, 1957girlsboys
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025
2024#12,3495
2023
2022
2021#12,1465
2020
2019
2018
2017
2016
2015
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2012
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2010
2009#12,4915
2008
2007#8,9158
2006#10,6626
2005#10,1516
2004#5,81313
2003
2002#7,0559
2001#6,9359
2000#10,3495
1999
1998#9,6315
1997
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1991#11,5096
1990#12,9585#8,1175
1989#10,8476
1988
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1985#9,3076
1984#9,1446
1983
1982#10,5175
1981
1980#5,91211
1979#6,6969
1978#5,95810
1977#5,53211#4,1648
1976#6,6118
1975#4,14115
1974#4,45913
1973#3,78716
1972#3,06221#4,9865
1971#2,73626
1970#2,93823
1969#2,17134
1968#2,43126
1967#2,21229
1966#2,02233
1965#1,63547
1964#1,59351#4,0395
1963#1,83940
1962#1,52554
1961#1,32770
1960#1,19982#4,0385
1959#1,14587
1958#1,13687
1957#1,021105#3,2577
1956#850136#3,9425
1955#873124#3,8865
1954#872120
1953#809129#3,4256
1952#874111#3,7345
1951#882104#3,7145
1950#1,04177
1949#1,23654
1948#1,20956#3,3166
1947#1,31848
1946#1,23948
1945#1,66025
1944#1,74223
1943#1,52730
1942#1,98119
1941#1,75021
1940#2,57211
1939#3,7826
1938
1937#2,10115
1936#2,68910
1935
1934#2,42412
1933#2,54011
1932#3,9016
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First appearance
1932

The first year at least five girls were named Jann! It came in at #3,901, and was given to 6 baby girls.


Quietest stretch: 1935, when fewer than 5 girls a year got the name.

Where Jann is popular in 1955

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Jann, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Jann, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Jann, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Jann, so not publishedNHWashington: fewer than 5 girls named Jann, so not publishedWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Jann, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Jann, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Jann, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #467 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 7,279 girlsMNIllinois: #762 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 14,396 girlsILWisconsin: fewer than 5 girls named Jann, so not publishedWIMichigan: #737 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 14,916 girlsMINew York: #1,158 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 32,677 girlsNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 girls named Jann, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Jann, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 girls named Jann, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Jann, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Jann, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Jann, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 girls named Jann, so not publishedIAIndiana: fewer than 5 girls named Jann, so not publishedINOhio: #768 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 17,000 girlsOHPennsylvania: #691 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 14,096 girlsPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 girls named Jann, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Jann, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #624 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 7,693 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Jann, so not publishedUTColorado: fewer than 5 girls named Jann, so not publishedCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Jann, so not publishedNEMissouri: fewer than 5 girls named Jann, so not publishedMOKentucky: fewer than 5 girls named Jann, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Jann, so not publishedWVVirginia: fewer than 5 girls named Jann, so not publishedVAMaryland: fewer than 5 girls named Jann, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Jann, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 girls named Jann, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Jann, so not publishedNMKansas: fewer than 5 girls named Jann, so not publishedKSArkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Jann, so not publishedARTennessee: fewer than 5 girls named Jann, so not publishedTNNorth Carolina: #649 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 10,398 girlsNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Jann, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Jann, so not publishedDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 girls named Jann, so not publishedOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 girls named Jann, so not publishedLAMississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Jann, so not publishedMSAlabama: fewer than 5 girls named Jann, so not publishedALGeorgia: fewer than 5 girls named Jann, so not publishedGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Jann, so not publishedHITexas: #1,098 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 18,651 girlsTXFlorida: fewer than 5 girls named Jann, so not publishedFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Minnesota#467 · 1 in 7,279
  2. California#624 · 1 in 7,693
  3. North Carolina#649 · 1 in 10,398
  4. Pennsylvania#691 · 1 in 14,096
  5. Michigan#737 · 1 in 14,916

Best ever in a state: #208 in Utah, 1956.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Minnesota#46751 in 7,279
California#624191 in 7,693
North Carolina#64951 in 10,398
Pennsylvania#69181 in 14,096
Michigan#73761 in 14,916
Illinois#76271 in 14,396
Ohio#76861 in 17,000
Texas#1,09861 in 18,651
New York#1,15851 in 32,677
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Wyoming

Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Jann
Momentum · girls
Faded out
  • Not published in 2025; last seen 1991
  • Biggest jump: 159 spots in 1951 (#1,041#882)
  • Biggest drop: 171 spots in 1957 (#850#1,021)
Rise & fade · girls
21 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1932
  • Peaked 1953 at #809 (129 births)
  • Births halved by 1962, 9 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 6 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 6 yrs · run 1951–1956
Share of babies · girls
1 in 14,584
  • Highest: 1 in 14,584 girls born in 1953 were named Jann (0.01%)
  • Latest: 1 in 312,501 girls born in 1991 (0.00%)
Era · girls
The 1950s
  • 50.5% of all girls named Jann (1,080) were born in this decade
Girls or boys?
Flipped in 1998
  • Mostly girls until 1997, mostly boys since
all girlsall boys
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1930s60#2,101 (1937)#2,906
1940s335#1,209 (1948)#1,623
1950s1,080#809 (1953)#950
1960s466#1,199 (1960)#1,795
1970s152#2,736 (1971)#4,592
1980s34#5,912 (1980)#9,145
1990s11#11,509 (1991)#12,234

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.

Jann in 1955

girls
#873
124 births · 1 in 15,768 girls
boys
#3,886
5 births · 1 in 411,978 boys

Top girls' names in 1955

  1. #1Mary63,174
  2. #2Deborah52,318
  3. #3Linda51,300
  4. #4Debra50,563
  5. #5Susan47,418
  6. #6Patricia46,226
  7. #7Barbara33,617
  8. #8Karen33,217
  9. #9Nancy30,023
  10. #10Donna27,940
  11. #873Jann124

Top boys' names in 1955

  1. #1Michael88,355
  2. #2David86,306
  3. #3James84,186
  4. #4Robert83,758
  5. #5John80,128
  6. #6William59,990
  7. #7Richard53,566
  8. #8Thomas45,855
  9. #9Mark42,255
  10. #10Steven37,847
  11. #3,886Jann5
More about 1955

girls

1,955,277 girls got a published name in 1955; 1 in 15,768 of them was named Jann, which outranked 87.0% of the 6,732 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 22.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Jann
  1. #869Meryl125
  2. #869Serena125
  3. #869Venita125
  4. #873Jann124
  5. #873Lelia124
  6. #873Richard124
  7. #876Caron123
  8. #876Dayna123
  9. #876Treva123

Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1954
Risers
  1. 793Athena#1,505#712
  2. 675Desiree#984#309
  3. 661Roni#1,197#536
  4. 630Gisele#1,444#814
  5. 593Carmel#1,422#829
Fallers
  1. 514Valinda#806#1,320
  2. 378Elouise#969#1,347
  3. 287Veda#831#1,118
  4. 275Drema#978#1,253
  5. 264Brooke#965#1,229

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

2,059,889 boys got a published name in 1955; 1 in 411,978 of them was named Jann, which outranked 11.7% of the 4,400 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 32.1% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Jann
  1. #3,505Yisroel6
  2. #3,505Zenas6
  3. #3,505Zollie6
  4. #3,886Jann5
  5. #3,886Abbott5
  6. #3,886Abran5
  7. #3,886Abron5

Tied with 514 names at #3,886; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1954
Risers
  1. 808Davy#1,333#525
  2. 326Wyatt#985#659
  3. 323Moises#1,311#988
  4. 296Tad#1,068#772
  5. 286Rhett#1,122#836
Fallers
  1. 738Rahn#908#1,646
  2. 415Ricci#739#1,154
  3. 321Meredith#952#1,273
  4. 309Michial#985#1,294
  5. 282Arvin#973#1,255

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1955