Is Janita a boy or girl name?

Janita is a girl’s name. Of the 1,837 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

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Janita

Recorded 1915–2025 · United States

Janita was most popular in 1963, when 57 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,388 that year. In 2025 it ranked #22,044, with 6 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,837 people named Janita.

Janita over time

Births per year. The dot marks Janita’s peak in 1963. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Janita a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Janita is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 1,837 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% 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