Is Janith a boy or girl name?

Janith is a girl’s name. Of the 631 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Janith

Recorded 1913–1968 · United States

Janith was most popular in 1942, when 36 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,358 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 631 people named Janith.

Janith over time

Births per year. The dot marks Janith’s peak in 1942. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Janith a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Janith is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 631 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were 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