Janae
Janae was the 1687th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 122 babies. Its best year was 1994, when it ranked 464th; the most babies were born in 2000 (589). Over the last ten years it has moved down 684 places. More babies were named Janae in the 1990s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #1,687 girls, down 448 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 122girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2000589 babies
- Total since 1880
- 18,058babies recorded
Janae popularity since 1880
A few boys are given the name too: 6 since 1989.
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,687 | 122 |
| 2020 | #1,239 | 184 |
| 2010 | #700 | 407 |
| 2000 | #471 | 589 |
| 1990 | #502 | 480 |
| 1980 | #835 | 187 |
| 1970 | #1,663 | 56 |
| 1960 | #2,467 | 24 |
| 1950 | #4,493 | 7 |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Janae, counting every spelling?
Janae has no other common spelling that sounds the same. Counting every name's spellings together, it ranks #1,521 for girls in 2025, against #1,687 on the official list.
How many kids will share the name Janae?
122 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Janae (0.03 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Janae born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 69 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Janae.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Janae?
About 17,600 people born in the US named Janae are alive today, with a median age of 27; half are between 18 and 36. That makes Janae mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Janae by state
How common Janae was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Georgia (2.3×), Florida (1.7×). In 35 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Janae: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Janae, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Janae
How popular is the name Janae?
Janae was the 1687th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 122 babies. Its best year was 1994, when it ranked 464th; the most babies were born in 2000 (589). Over the last ten years it has moved down 684 places. More babies were named Janae in the 1990s than in any other decade.
Is Janae a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Janae in the US.
Where is Janae most popular?
In 2021–2025, Janae was most common in Georgia (0.23 per 1,000 girls), followed by Florida and Texas.