The first name Janos
A boy’s name.
2 syllables Male
Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
Janos last appeared in the official list in 2021, given to 4 boys. It peaked in 2019, with 8 births (#2,488).
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Janos with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Janos at birth, 1880–2025
In 2019, 8 boys born in the United States were named Janos, the 9,231st most popular boys’ name that year. It was used most in 1969, when 8 were.
US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.
Famous people named Janos
18 on Wikidata, most written-about first
- János KádárFormer General Secretary of the Hungarian Socialist Workers' Party, 1912–1989
- János CsernochCardinal of the Roman Catholic Church, Archbishop of Esztergom and Primate of Hungary (185
- János SimorCardinal (1813-1891)
- János PálffyAustrian field marshal (1664-1751)
- János KajdiBoxer (1939-1992)
- János KalmárFencer, born 1942
- János SzékelyAssociation football player, born 1983
- János Vályi1837–1911
- János Gálicz(1890–1939) Hungarian general
- János AknaiAssociation footballer (1908-1992)
- János ViskiComposer (1906–1961)
- János Sylvester16th-century Hungarian figure of the Reformation, 1504–1552
Questions
- How popular is the name Janos?
- In 2021, 4 boys born in England and Wales were named Janos, ranking 3,990th. Its peak was 2019, with 8 births.
- Is Janos a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a boy's name: 100% of the 147 US babies named Janos since 1880 were boys.
- When was Janos most popular?
- 1969 in the United States, when 8 babies were named Janos, its highest rank at 3,432nd.