Janita
Janita was the 13918th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 6 babies. Its best year was 1963, when it ranked 1484th with 57 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 4,735 places. More babies were named Janita in the 1980s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #13,918 girls, up 2,231 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 6girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 196357 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,837babies recorded
Janita popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #13,918 | 6 |
| 2020 | #16,149 | 5 |
| 2010 | #7,677 | 16 |
| 2000 | #7,760 | 13 |
| 1990 | #3,104 | 36 |
| 1980 | #2,820 | 32 |
| 1970 | #2,669 | 27 |
| 1960 | #1,865 | 37 |
| 1950 | #2,210 | 20 |
| 1940 | #4,074 | 6 |
| 1930 | #3,492 | 8 |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Janita, counting every spelling?
Janita has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Janita?
6 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Janita (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Janita born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 1,368 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Janita.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Janita?
About 1,600 people born in the US named Janita are alive today, with a median age of 46; half are between 35 and 62. That makes Janita mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Janita: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Janita, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Janita
How popular is the name Janita?
Janita was the 13918th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 6 babies. Its best year was 1963, when it ranked 1484th with 57 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 4,735 places. More babies were named Janita in the 1980s than in any other decade.
Is Janita a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Janita in the US.