Janai
Janai was the 3670th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 41 babies. Its best year was 1997, when it ranked 1590th; the most babies were born in 2006 (113). Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,183 places. More babies were named Janai in the 2000s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #3,670 girls, down 728 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 41girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2006113 babies
- Total since 1880
- 3,193babies recorded
Janai popularity since 1880
A few boys are given the name too: 94 since 1997, 6 in 2025.
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #3,670 | 41 |
| 2020 | #2,942 | 55 |
| 2010 | #2,211 | 88 |
| 2000 | #2,221 | 71 |
| 1990 | #2,036 | 66 |
| 1980 | #3,252 | 26 |
| 1970 | #6,602 | 7 |
| 1960 | #6,738 | 5 |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Janai, counting every spelling?
Janai is the most common spelling of a name family that had 61 girls in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 61 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Janai | 41 | #3,670 | 235 |
| Janay | 15 | #7,277 | 92 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Janai?
41 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Janai (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Janai 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 204 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Janai.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Janai?
About 3,100 people born in the US named Janai are alive today, with a median age of 23; half are between 14 and 32. That makes Janai 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.
Janai by state
How common Janai was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Florida (1.9×). In 45 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 Janai: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Janai, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Janai
How popular is the name Janai?
Janai was the 3670th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 41 babies. Its best year was 1997, when it ranked 1590th; the most babies were born in 2006 (113). Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,183 places. More babies were named Janai in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Is Janai a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Janai in the US.
Where is Janai most popular?
In 2021–2025, Janai was most common in Florida (0.06 per 1,000 girls), followed by Georgia and Pennsylvania.