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Janson
OriginScandinavian
Meaning"Jan's son"
About Janson
Intriguing way to honor an ancestral John.
Pronounced JAN-sun.
As of October 2026, Janson ranked #5487 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #1748 in 1982.
Editor: Sophie Kihm
Sources: US popularity data is from the Social Security Administration. Meanings and origins are from Nameberry's name references.
Popularity & trends
US popularity — history
US rank, lower is more popular · SSA data 2014–2025
Actual · SSA
20142025
18802025
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | #3,256 | 35 | 18.4 |
| 2017 | #4,035 | 26 | 14 |
| 2018 | #4,048 | 26 | 14.3 |
| 2019 | #3,666 | 30 | 16.7 |
| 2020 | #4,475 | 22 | 12.7 |
| 2021 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | #4,223 | 25 | 14.3 |
| 2023 | #4,390 | 24 | 14 |
| 2024 | #4,758 | 21 | 12.2 |
| 2025 | — | 0 | 0 |
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- Janson Rhienschild
character in the "Unwind Dystology" by Neal Shusterman
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