Janos
- US rank
- Unranked
- Syllables
- 2
- Peak
- #3,314 in 1969
0 babies were named Janos in the US in 2025.
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US births per million boys, 1964–2025
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Popularity: U.S. Social Security Administration (babies with 5+ births per year).
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- HistoryJanos first shows up in US birth records in 1964, the first year at least 5 babies got it. It has been in use for 61 years since.
- Best yearIts best year was 1969, when it reached #3,314.
About the name Janos
Janos is a boy name. It has 5 letters and 2 syllables, starting with J and ending in “-nos”. US birth records list Janos for boys from 1964 to 2019, in 24 of those 56 years. Its best year was 1969, when it ranked #3,314 among boy names. It hasn't been given to 5 or more US babies in a year since 2019, so today it's a genuinely rare choice.
| Decade | Babies per million | About 1 in |
|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.2 | 857,143 boys |
| 1970s | 2.8 | 361,011 boys |
| 1980s | 1.3 | 781,250 boys |
| 1990s | 2.0 | 487,805 boys |
| 2000s | 0.9 | 1,149,425 boys |
| 2010s | 0.5 | 2,222,222 boys |
Questions about the name Janos
Is Janos a boy or girl name?
Janos is a boy name.
How popular is the name Janos?
Janos is rare: fewer than 5 US boys got it in 2025, and it was last given to 5 or more in 2019. It peaked at #3,314 in 1969.