Baby Names US
girls' name ★ peaked 2000

Janae

Meaning 20th-century coinage from Jane, possibly influenced by Renée Gender Girl Rank 2025 #1,687 Trend ↓ Falling 19%

20th-century coinage from Jane, possibly influenced by Renée.

Rank 2025
#1,687
among girls · ↓278 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
122
named Janae · -23% vs 2024
How common
1 in 13,174
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2000
589 babies
All-time total
18,058
#1,138 all-time among girls
First recorded
1939
in Social Security records

Janae popularity over time

18,058 babies have been named Janae since 1939, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.10.20.30.418801900192019401960198020002020GirlsBoys
GirlsBoys

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – – – –
1890s – – – – – –
1900s – – – – – –
1910s – – – – – –
1920s – – – – – –
1930s 6 – 6 1 – #3,987
1940s 14 – 14 1 +133% #4,021
1950s 157 – 157 16 +1021% #2,190
1960s 372 – 372 37 +137% #1,616
1970s 1,116 – 1,116 112 +200% #733
1980s 2,841 6 2,847 285 +155% #490
1990s 5,019 – 5,019 502 +76% #464
2000s 4,675 – 4,675 468 -7% #471
2010s 2,876 – 2,876 288 -38% #700
2020s (to 2025) 976 – 976 163 -43% #1,239

Where Janae is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 117 0.07 outside top 500
2027 113 0.07 outside top 500
2028 110 0.07 outside top 500
2029 107 0.07 outside top 500
2030 105 0.07 outside top 500

Where Janae is most popular

Girls named Janae per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.098 per 1,000. Strongest in Georgia, Florida, and Texas.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Janae born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Girls 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
Georgia 52 0.229 +134%
Florida 71 0.166 +70%
Texas 116 0.144 +48%
Louisiana 10 0.114 +17%
North Carolina 25 0.110 +12%
California 90 0.107 +10%
Pennsylvania 25 0.106 +8%
Ohio 25 0.105 +8%
Washington 12 0.083 -15%
Indiana 11 0.078 -20%
New Jersey 11 0.061 -38%
New York 24 0.061 -38%
Illinois 10 0.044 -55%
Arizona 5 0.036 -63%
Virginia 5 0.029 -70%
Michigan 5 0.027 -72%
Alaska – – –
Alabama – – –
Arkansas – – –
Colorado – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Iowa – – –
Idaho – – –
Kansas – – –
Kentucky – – –
Massachusetts – – –
Maryland – – –
Maine – – –
Minnesota – – –
Missouri – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
Oklahoma – – –
Oregon – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Carolina – – –
South Dakota – – –
Tennessee – – –
Utah – – –
Vermont – – –
Wisconsin – – –
West Virginia – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Janae

Janae is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #1,687 in 2025 with 122 babies given the name. It is currently declining compared with a decade ago.

Since 1939, 18,058 American babies have been named Janae. Its peak came in 2000, when 589 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2000s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Janae stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Janae?

The median living Janae is about 26 years old; half are between 17 and 35. An estimated 18 thousand people named Janae are alive in the United States today.

median 26 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Janae year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 122 #1,687 – –
2024 159 #1,409 – –
2023 171 #1,327 – –
2022 168 #1,375 – –
2021 172 #1,314 – –
2020 184 #1,239 – –
2019 191 #1,232 – –
2018 201 #1,191 – –
2017 216 #1,150 – –
2016 244 #1,072 – –
2015 269 #1,003 – –
2014 296 #915 – –
2013 326 #823 – –
2012 332 #808 – –
2011 394 #706 – –
2010 407 #700 – –
2009 400 #727 – –
2008 369 #792 – –
2007 434 #676 – –
2006 422 #677 – –
2005 458 #617 – –
2004 490 #578 – –
2003 494 #563 – –
2002 524 #522 – –
2001 495 #540 – –
2000 589 #471 – –
1995 471 #515 – –
1990 480 #502 – –
1985 216 #780 – –
1980 187 #835 – –
1975 87 #1,283 – –
1970 56 #1,663 – –
1965 38 #1,872 – –
1960 24 #2,467 – –
1955 17 #2,770 – –
1950 7 #4,493 – –
1945 – – – –
1940 – – – –
1935 – – – –
1930 – – – –
1925 – – – –
1920 – – – –
1915 – – – –
1910 – – – –
1905 – – – –
1900 – – – –
1895 – – – –
1890 – – – –
1885 – – – –
1880 – – – –

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Janae, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Janae?

The median living Janae is about 26 years old. Half of all living Janaes are between 17 and 35 years old.

How many people named Janae are alive today?

An estimated 18 thousand people named Janae are alive in the United States, based on 18,058 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Janae mean?

20th-century coinage from Jane, possibly influenced by Renée.

How popular is the name Janae in 2025?

Janae ranked #1,687 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 122 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Janae?

18,058 babies have been named Janae in the United States since 1939, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Janae most popular?

Janae peaked in 2000, when 589 newborns received the name.

Is Janae a boy or girl name?

Janae is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Janae rising or falling?

Janae is declining, less popular now than a decade ago.

Will Janae become more popular?

Janae is trending downward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 105 girls named Janae in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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