Janson is a rare boys' name that peaked in 2016 and has grown less common since.
Janson is a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #5,487 for boy births in the United States (and #11,562 across all names), given to 17 babies. Janson first appears in 1958 and peaked in 2016 (35 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 17 | 17 | #5,487 |
| 2024 | 21 | 21 | #4,772 |
| 2023 | 24 | 24 | #4,394 |
| 2022 | 25 | 25 | #4,226 |
| 2021 | 16 | 16 | #5,645 |
| 2020 | 22 | 22 | #4,478 |
| 2019 | 30 | 30 | #3,668 |
| 2018 | 26 | 26 | #4,048 |
| 2017 | 26 | 26 | #4,035 |
| 2016 | 35 | 35 | #3,256 |
| 2015 | 17 | 17 | #5,387 |
| 2014 | 12 | 12 | #6,821 |
| 2013 | 18 | 18 | #5,057 |
| 2012 | 25 | 25 | #4,063 |
| 2011 | 18 | 18 | #5,071 |
| 2010 | 17 | 17 | #5,350 |
| 2009 | 27 | 27 | #3,864 |
| 2008 | 25 | 25 | #4,082 |
| 2007 | 15 | 15 | #5,767 |
| 2006 | 16 | 16 | #5,401 |
| 2005 | 25 | 25 | #3,763 |
| 2004 | 25 | 25 | #3,688 |
| 2003 | 22 | 22 | #3,895 |
| 2002 | 25 | 25 | #3,497 |
| 2001 | 18 | 18 | #4,368 |
| 2000 | 23 | 23 | #3,576 |
| 1999 | 31 | 31 | #2,755 |
| 1998 | 30 | 30 | #2,741 |
| 1997 | 20 | — | #3,516 |
| 1996 | 25 | — | #2,970 |
| 1995 | 28 | — | #2,648 |
| 1994 | 32 | — | #2,416 |
| 1993 | 19 | — | #3,427 |
| 1992 | 19 | — | #3,396 |
| 1991 | 18 | — | #3,385 |
| 1990 | 20 | — | #3,110 |
| 1989 | 16 | — | #3,519 |
| 1988 | 24 | — | #2,470 |
| 1987 | 21 | — | #2,596 |
| 1986 | 16 | — | #3,054 |
| 1985 | 20 | — | #2,546 |
| 1984 | 17 | — | #2,746 |
| 1983 | 14 | — | #3,143 |
| 1982 | 33 | — | #1,749 |
| 1981 | 14 | — | #3,114 |
| 1980 | 24 | — | #2,184 |
| 1979 | 29 | — | #1,885 |
| 1978 | 15 | — | #2,851 |
| 1977 | 16 | — | #2,718 |
| 1976 | 20 | — | #2,282 |
| 1975 | 8 | — | #4,102 |
| 1974 | 9 | — | #3,685 |
| 1973 | 9 | — | #3,559 |
| 1972 | 19 | — | #2,113 |
| 1971 | 5 | — | #5,251 |
| 1970 | 6 | — | #4,470 |
| 1969 | 7 | — | #3,747 |
| 1968 | 6 | — | #3,902 |
| 1965 | 5 | — | #4,162 |
| 1958 | 5 | — | #4,208 |