Janee
Janee was the 13915th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 6 babies. Its best year was 1989, when it ranked 1053rd with 162 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 4,733 places. More babies were named Janee in the 1990s than in any other decade.
Meaning (as Janie) pet form of Jane; "God is gracious" · English, Hebrew
- Rank in 2025
- #13,915 girls, down 1,205 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 6girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1989162 babies
- Total since 1880
- 3,262babies recorded
What does the name Janee mean?
Janee is a spelling of Janie, pronounced the same way, so it shares Janie's meaning and origin.
Janie is an English pet form of Jane, made with the ending -ie. Jane came from Old French Jehanne, the feminine of Jehan (John), and through Latin Johanna it goes back to the Hebrew name meaning "God is gracious". Jane became the standard English feminine of John from the 17th century, replacing Joan. Janie has been used as a name in its own right since the 19th century.
Johanna (Medieval Latin, “feminine of Johannes (John)”)
How sure is this? Well established.
Related names: Jane, Janey, Jean, Joan, Jenny.
See also: Hebrew names, names that mean God, names that mean grace.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'Janie', Wiktionary (Wikimedia Foundation)
- Wiktionary, entry 'Jane', Wiktionary (Wikimedia Foundation)
- Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, ed. S. L. Uckelman, Edition 2023 no. 1, s.v. 'Joan', DMNES (Durham University)
Janee popularity since 1880
A few boys are given the name too: 6 since 1989.
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #13,915 | 6 |
| 2020 | #12,710 | 7 |
| 2010 | #7,329 | 17 |
| 2000 | #2,796 | 52 |
| 1990 | #1,166 | 148 |
| 1980 | #1,506 | 79 |
| 1970 | #1,867 | 47 |
| 1960 | #3,030 | 17 |
| 1950 | #5,620 | 5 |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Janee, counting every spelling?
Janee is a spelling of Janie, a name family that ranked #996 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #13,915 for Janee on its own. Together these spellings went to 241 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Janie | 168 | #1,329 | 725 |
| Janey | 44 | #3,490 | 187 |
| Janea | 5 | #15,901 | 41 |
| Janny | 8 | #11,333 | 39 |
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 Janee?
6 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Janee (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Janee 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 1,368 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Janee.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Janee?
About 3,100 people born in the US named Janee are alive today, with a median age of 37; half are between 30 and 46. That makes Janee mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties.
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.
Janee by state
How common Janee was among girls born in each state in 1987–1991, around its peak. It is notably more common than nationally in Maryland (2.9×), New York (1.9×). In 34 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 Janee: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Janee, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Janee
What does Janee mean?
Janee is a spelling of Janie, which means “pet form of Jane; "God is gracious"” (English, Hebrew origin). Certainty: well established.
How popular is the name Janee?
Janee was the 13915th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 6 babies. Its best year was 1989, when it ranked 1053rd with 162 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 4,733 places. More babies were named Janee in the 1990s than in any other decade.
Is Janee a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Janee in the US.
Where was Janee most popular?
In 1987–1991, Janee was most common in District of Columbia (0.46 per 1,000 girls), followed by Maryland and New York.