Janilyn

JA-nih-lihn /ˈdʒænɪˌlɪn/
girl 3 syllables fading

Janilyn is a very rare girls' name that was most common in the 1950s and has all but disappeared.

Janilyn is a girl name. It last appears in U.S. records in 2014. Janilyn was first reported in SSA data in 1947 and peaked in 1954 (6 births).

About the name Janilyn

PronunciationJA-nih-lihn /ˈdʒænɪˌlɪn/
6peak births 1954
1947first in SSA data

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How popular is Janilyn?

Girls named Janilyn
194719501960197019801990200020102014
Girls named Janilyn per year hover for count and girls rank Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 1947–2014 U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–2014) SSA publishes a name only in years it was given to at least 5 babies, so a name may have been in use before — or between — the years shown here

Janilyn total popularity by year

YearU.S. birthsU.S. + territoriesRank
201455#17,644
200555#17,569
19665—#6,975
19585—#6,471
19546—#5,401
19475—#5,662