Jannie
Jannie was the 9737th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 10 babies. Its best year was 1910, when it ranked 322nd; the most babies were born in 1924 (281). Over the last ten years it has moved up 3,867 places. More babies were named Jannie in the 1940s than in any other decade.
Meaning (as Janie) pet form of Jane; "God is gracious" · English, Hebrew
- Rank in 2025
- #9,737 girls, down 540 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 10girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1924281 babies
- Total since 1880
- 14,857babies recorded
What does the name Jannie mean?
Jannie 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)
Jannie popularity since 1880
A few boys are given the name too: 28 since 1915.
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #9,737 | 10 |
| 2020 | #9,197 | 11 |
| 2010 | #8,059 | 15 |
| 2000 | #4,863 | 24 |
| 1990 | #3,463 | 31 |
| 1980 | #2,554 | 37 |
| 1970 | #1,790 | 50 |
| 1960 | #899 | 137 |
| 1950 | #511 | 253 |
| 1940 | #436 | 243 |
| 1930 | #457 | 219 |
| 1920 | #426 | 248 |
| 1910 | #322 | 142 |
| 1900 | #331 | 105 |
| 1890 | #352 | 53 |
| 1880 | #357 | 21 |
How popular is Jannie, counting every spelling?
Jannie is a spelling of Janie, a name family that ranked #996 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #9,737 for Jannie 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 Jannie?
10 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Jannie (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Jannie 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 831 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Jannie.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Jannie?
About 5,500 people born in the US named Jannie are alive today, with a median age of 72; half are between 59 and 80. That makes Jannie a name most people associate with older generations.
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.
Jannie by state
How common Jannie was among girls born in each state in 1922–1926, around its peak. It is notably more common than nationally in South Carolina (15.1×), Alabama (4.1×), Mississippi (4.0×), Georgia (3.6×), North Carolina (3.1×). In 38 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 Jannie: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Jannie, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Jannie
What does Jannie mean?
Jannie 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 Jannie?
Jannie was the 9737th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 10 babies. Its best year was 1910, when it ranked 322nd; the most babies were born in 1924 (281). Over the last ten years it has moved up 3,867 places. More babies were named Jannie in the 1940s than in any other decade.
Is Jannie a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Jannie in the US.
Where was Jannie most popular?
In 1922–1926, Jannie was most common in South Carolina (3.16 per 1,000 girls), followed by Alabama and Mississippi.