How Many People Are Named Janequa?
An estimated 100 people in the United States have the first name Janequa. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 33 years old, and Janequa peaked in popularity in 1991 with 16 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Janequa as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, state-by-state birth registrations, and, when available, a 2020 Census snapshot showing who had the name at that point in time. You can also check how many people share the full name Janequa paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
100
About 1 in 3,427,543 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
33
years old
Peak Year
1991
16 births
Total Registered
104
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Janequa
Janequa is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 104 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Janequa as a female name
Ranked #16,052 in 2000
5 female births in 2000
Peak: 1991 (16 births)
Janequa: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Janequa span from the 1980s to the 2000s, covering 3 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 82 babies were registered. Janequa has declined significantly from its peak in the 1990s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Janequa by Decade
How has Janequa tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Janequa + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Janequa as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Janequa: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Janequa?
We estimate approximately 100 people named Janequa are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 3,427,543 Americans share this first name.
Is Janequa a common name?
Janequa is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 64.6% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 104 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Janequa most popular?
Janequa reached peak popularity in 1991, when 16 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Janequa is approximately 33 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The popularity chart tracks birth registrations, not people currently alive. It shows how often Janequa was given to babies from 1880 through 2024, which is why it is the best tool on the page for seeing long-run naming trends.
Is Janequa a female name?
Janequa is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
Why can Janequa have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because a name can build up a large population over many decades. Janequa peaked in 1991, and the average living bearer is about 33 years old, so a name can still have millions of living bearers even after it stops feeling current for newborns.
How many Janequa Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Janequa Smith, Janequa Johnson, Janequa Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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