Jan
#14,942 for girls in 2025, 5 births · #2,718 for boys in 2025, 47 births
Given to girls 70.9% of the time
Showing
- Peak · girls
- 1954 · 2,993 births
- Debut · girls
- 8 births
- In top 100 · girls
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 54,531since 1911
Jan over time
girlsboys
Rank within each sex, plotted together. Click any year to open it.
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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 | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #14,942 | 5 | #2,718 | 47 |
| 2024 | — | #2,190 | 66 | |
| 2023 | — | #2,113 | 69 | |
| 2022 | — | #2,150 | 68 | |
| 2021 | #15,251 | 5 | #2,253 | 62 |
| 2020 | #15,088 | 5 | #2,046 | 69 |
| 2019 | #15,539 | 5 | #2,464 | 54 |
| 2018 | — | #1,838 | 82 | |
| 2017 | — | #2,154 | 63 | |
| 2016 | #16,215 | 5 | #1,799 | 84 |
| 2015 | #11,835 | 8 | #1,677 | 93 |
| 2014 | — | #1,781 | 84 | |
| 2013 | #13,150 | 7 | #1,468 | 112 |
| 2012 | #12,199 | 8 | #1,498 | 107 |
| 2011 | #13,347 | 7 | #1,425 | 116 |
| 2010 | #16,992 | 5 | #1,284 | 135 |
| 2009 | #12,429 | 8 | #1,143 | 160 |
| 2008 | — | #968 | 206 | |
| 2007 | #15,491 | 6 | #1,014 | 189 |
| 2006 | #15,152 | 6 | #758 | 279 |
| 2005 | #10,128 | 10 | #854 | 215 |
| 2004 | #10,690 | 9 | #774 | 235 |
| 2003 | #9,671 | 10 | #884 | 191 |
| 2002 | #13,595 | 6 | #917 | 175 |
| 2001 | #6,956 | 15 | #788 | 214 |
| 2000 | #6,208 | 17 | #835 | 192 |
| 1999 | #10,345 | 8 | #1,194 | 107 |
| 1998 | #7,532 | 12 | #1,406 | 81 |
| 1997 | #6,163 | 15 | #1,413 | 77 |
| 1996 | #5,280 | 18 | #1,162 | 101 |
| 1995 | #3,878 | 27 | #1,097 | 107 |
| 1994 | #5,249 | 18 | #1,096 | 105 |
| 1993 | #5,673 | 16 | #1,152 | 95 |
| 1992 | #3,680 | 29 | #1,130 | 95 |
| 1991 | #2,843 | 41 | #1,083 | 101 |
| 1990 | #2,571 | 46 | #914 | 126 |
| 1989 | #2,478 | 46 | #1,016 | 102 |
| 1988 | #1,863 | 66 | #914 | 109 |
| 1987 | #1,630 | 75 | #939 | 101 |
| 1986 | #1,669 | 70 | #835 | 117 |
| 1985 | #1,410 | 90 | #775 | 131 |
| 1984 | #1,112 | 124 | #723 | 145 |
| 1983 | #1,000 | 143 | #821 | 113 |
| 1982 | #925 | 163 | #723 | 143 |
| 1981 | #920 | 163 | #808 | 118 |
| 1980 | #840 | 186 | #823 | 114 |
| 1979 | #800 | 197 | #755 | 132 |
| 1978 | #655 | 245 | #732 | 132 |
| 1977 | #679 | 231 | #807 | 112 |
| 1976 | #616 | 254 | #683 | 146 |
| 1975 | #606 | 262 | #841 | 97 |
| 1974 | #518 | 324 | #796 | 101 |
| 1973 | #557 | 295 | #723 | 124 |
| 1972 | #476 | 377 | #707 | 128 |
| 1971 | #477 | 412 | #692 | 143 |
| 1970 | #442 | 498 | #635 | 163 |
| 1969 | #398 | 569 | #611 | 163 |
| 1968 | #344 | 655 | #569 | 178 |
| 1967 | #317 | 746 | #560 | 178 |
| 1966 | #304 | 842 | #535 | 201 |
| 1965 | #285 | 937 | #518 | 219 |
| 1964 | #249 | 1,259 | #533 | 215 |
| 1963 | #218 | 1,562 | #526 | 229 |
| 1962 | #203 | 1,778 | #464 | 296 |
| 1961 | #188 | 2,032 | #426 | 348 |
| 1960 | #166 | 2,447 | #410 | 370 |
| 1959 | #161 | 2,587 | #401 | 392 |
| 1958 | #153 | 2,631 | #374 | 429 |
| 1957 | #140 | 2,991 | #371 | 430 |
| 1956 | #136 | 3,201 | #331 | 503 |
| 1955 | #138 | 2,768 | #278 | 655 |
| 1954 | #131 | 2,993 | #252 | 768 |
| 1953 | #140 | 2,607 | #292 | 580 |
| 1952 | #143 | 2,481 | #275 | 626 |
| 1951 | #145 | 2,185 | #248 | 732 |
| 1950 | #165 | 1,725 | #267 | 608 |
| 1949 | #180 | 1,522 | #289 | 551 |
| 1948 | #206 | 1,262 | #257 | 640 |
| 1947 | #196 | 1,358 | #253 | 676 |
| 1946 | #210 | 1,149 | #266 | 566 |
| 1945 | #221 | 864 | #263 | 496 |
| 1944 | #279 | 611 | #247 | 544 |
| 1943 | #278 | 641 | #255 | 551 |
| 1942 | #294 | 534 | #263 | 512 |
| 1941 | #306 | 445 | #259 | 459 |
| 1940 | #356 | 331 | #299 | 349 |
| 1939 | #378 | 304 | #315 | 308 |
| 1938 | #407 | 269 | #308 | 317 |
| 1937 | #418 | 239 | #348 | 245 |
| 1936 | #428 | 229 | #332 | 272 |
| 1935 | #465 | 188 | #389 | 196 |
| 1934 | #506 | 160 | #469 | 145 |
| 1933 | #607 | 115 | #624 | 86 |
| 1932 | #602 | 119 | #937 | 48 |
| 1931 | #649 | 104 | #922 | 49 |
| 1930 | #941 | 60 | #1,330 | 29 |
| 1929 | #1,078 | 46 | #1,339 | 28 |
| 1928 | #1,061 | 50 | #1,254 | 33 |
| 1927 | #1,088 | 49 | #1,603 | 23 |
| 1926 | #1,449 | 31 | #2,186 | 14 |
| 1925 | #1,466 | 31 | #1,451 | 26 |
| 1924 | #1,475 | 32 | #2,229 | 14 |
| 1923 | #2,587 | 13 | #1,696 | 21 |
| 1922 | #1,611 | 27 | #1,695 | 21 |
| 1921 | #1,723 | 25 | #1,904 | 18 |
| 1920 | #2,015 | 19 | #1,348 | 29 |
| 1919 | #2,640 | 12 | #1,481 | 24 |
| 1918 | #1,887 | 20 | #1,211 | 33 |
| 1917 | #1,773 | 20 | #1,528 | 22 |
| 1916 | #2,133 | 15 | #1,698 | 18 |
| 1915 | #2,526 | 11 | #1,454 | 22 |
| 1914 | #2,638 | 8 | #1,300 | 21 |
| 1913 | #2,331 | 8 | #1,676 | 11 |
| 1912 | #2,144 | 8 | #1,885 | 8 |
| 1911 | #1,792 | 8 | — | |
| 1910 | — | #1,118 | 9 | |
| 1909 | — | #1,277 | 6 | |
| 1908 | — | — | ||
| 1907 | — | — | ||
| 1906 | — | #1,253 | 5 | |
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| 1902 | — | #1,137 | 5 | |
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First appearance
1911
The first year at least five girls were named Jan! It came in at #1,792, and was given to 8 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 2008, when fewer than 5 girls a year got the name.
Where Jan is popular in 1981
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
Top states · girls
- Louisiana#401 · 1 in 2,552
- Utah#473 · 1 in 3,227
- North Carolina#516 · 1 in 4,142
- Missouri#628 · 1 in 6,416
- Virginia#644 · 1 in 6,011
Best ever in a state: #40 in Utah, 1956.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Louisiana | #401 | 12 | 1 in 2,552 |
| Utah | #473 | 5 | 1 in 3,227 |
| North Carolina | #516 | 8 | 1 in 4,142 |
| Missouri | #628 | 5 | 1 in 6,416 |
| Virginia | #644 | 5 | 1 in 6,011 |
| Pennsylvania | #657 | 10 | 1 in 6,935 |
| Georgia | #677 | 6 | 1 in 5,803 |
| Michigan | #844 | 6 | 1 in 9,776 |
| Illinois | #916 | 8 | 1 in 9,394 |
| Ohio | #917 | 6 | 1 in 12,042 |
| Florida | #1,080 | 5 | 1 in 10,818 |
| New York | #1,167 | 8 | 1 in 12,667 |
| California | #1,332 | 12 | 1 in 15,108 |
| Texas | #1,417 | 7 | 1 in 17,676 |
| Alabama | — | — | — |
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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.
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Momentum · girls
Holding steady
- 146 spots since 2020 (#15,088 → #14,942)
- 3,107 spots since 2015 (#11,835 → #14,942)
- Biggest jump: 292 spots in 1931 (#941 → #649)
- Biggest drop: 145 spots in 1979 (#655 → #800)
Rise & fade · girls
43 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1911
- Peaked 1954 at #131 (2,993 births)
- Births halved by 1964, 10 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 54 yrs
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 54 yrs · run 1930–1983
Share of babies · girls
1 in 627
- Highest: 1 in 627 girls born in 1956 were named Jan (0.16%)
- Latest: 1 in 321,453 girls born in 2025 (0.00%)
- Its best rank, #131 in 1954, was only 1 in 649 (0.15%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
Era · girls
The 1950s
- 48.0% of all girls named Jan (26,169) were born in this decade
Girls or boys?
Flipped in 1984
- Mostly girls until 1983, mostly boys since
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 110 | #1,773 (1917) | #2,207 |
| 1920s | 323 | #1,061 (1928) | #1,555 |
| 1930s | 1,787 | #378 (1939) | #540 |
| 1940s | 8,717 | #180 (1949) | #253 |
| 1950s | 26,169 | #131 (1954) | #145 |
| 1960s | 12,827 | #166 (1960) | #267 |
| 1970s | 3,095 | #442 (1970) | #583 |
| 1980s | 1,126 | #840 (1980) | #1,385 |
| 1990s | 230 | #2,571 (1990) | #5,321 |
| 2000s | 87 | #6,208 (2000) | #11,147 |
| 2010s | 45 | #11,835 (2015) | #14,182 |
| 2020s | 15 | #14,942 (2025) | #15,094 |
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.
Jan in 1981
girls
#920
163 births · 1 in 10,233 girls
boys
#808
118 births · 1 in 15,179 boys
Top girls' names in 1981
Top boys' names in 1981
More about 1981
girls
1,668,060 girls got a published name in 1981; 1 in 10,233 of them was named Jan, which outranked 92.5% of the 12,198 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
boys
1,791,177 boys got a published name in 1981; 1 in 15,179 of them was named Jan, which outranked 88.9% of the 7,289 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.6% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).