Feminine dossier · first seen 1911
Janina
Stable
Cross-generational persistence
Peak era
1980
Peak births
77
Current vitality
Rare
Peak generation
Gen X
Quick answers about Janina
How many people are named Janina?
An estimated 2,243 living Americans are named Janina.
How rare is Janina?
Janina is very rare among babies today, with 11 girls receiving the name in 2025, down 85.7% from its 1980 peak.
How old is the typical Janina?
The median age of a living American named Janina is approximately 41 years, with most bearers falling between 27 and 52 years old.
Is Janina still popular?
Yes. Janina is holding steady, with 11 births in 2025 and a consistent recent baseline.
Where is Janina most common?
Janina has its strongest geographic signal in California, where it appears 2.9× more often than the national baseline.
1911Peak 19802025
Peak year
1980
Decline from peak
85.7%
2025
11
All-time
2,929
Where it lives now
Janina is most concentrated in New York — about 2.1× the national rate in the 1980s. It also runs high in California.
States where Janina is given more often than the national average — its present-day heartland.