Janita Girl
How popular is Janita?
#13,204 girl name in 2025
6 baby girls were named Janita in the US in 2025, making it the 13204th most popular girl name.
1,594living people named Janita (est.)
46median age of people named Janita
1,837babies named Janita since 1880
1 in 552,557US babies born in 2025
Janita popularity over time
| Rank in 2025 | #13,204 for girls (▼ 2087 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 6 girls |
| 10-year trend | Falling fast (-50% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #8,926 in 2015, #15,083 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 1963 (57 girls) |
| Highest rank | #1,478 in 1963 |
| First recorded | 1915 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 0% boys, 100% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Janita by decade
| Decade | Baby girls | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 6 | #3,793 |
| 1920s | 29 | #3,143 |
| 1930s | 77 | #2,234 |
| 1940s | 135 | #1,915 |
| 1950s | 207 | #2,184 |
| 1960s | 322 | #1,478 |
| 1970s | 245 | #2,647 |
| 1980s | 356 | #2,288 |
| 1990s | 227 | #3,073 |
| 2000s | 116 | #6,124 |
| 2010s | 82 | #7,510 |
| 2020s | 35 | #8,973 |
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Questions
- Is Janita a boy or girl name?
- Janita is mostly a girl name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Janita were girls.
- How popular is the name Janita?
- 6 baby girls were named Janita in the US in 2025, making it the 13204th most popular girl name.
- When was Janita most popular?
- Janita peaked in 1963, when 57 girls were given the name. Its highest rank was #1,478 in 1963.
- How many people are named Janita?
- 1,837 babies have been named Janita in the US since 1880. We estimate about 1,594 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 46.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.