Is Janan a boy or girl name?

Janan is a girl’s name. Of the 655 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 98.5% were girls and 1.5% were boys.

Janan

Recorded 1938–2023 · United States

Janan was most popular in 1958, when 20 American babies were given the name — ranking #4,086 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 655 people named Janan.

Janan over time

Births per year. The dot marks Janan’s peak in 1958. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Janan a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Janan is a girl’s name — 98.5% of the 655 Americans given it were girls and 1.5% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 100% girls and 0% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org