Janey: Name Popularity, History & Rankings (1880

Rank 2025

#3,490

among girls · ↑510 vs 2024

Babies in 2025

named Janey · +19% vs 2024

How common

1 in 36,529

girls born in 2025

Peak year

1947

108 babies

All-time total

5,044

#2,566 all-time among girls

First recorded

1884

in Social Security records

Janey popularity over time

5,044 babies have been named Janey since 1884, 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

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	Per year	Change	Best rank
1880s	14	1	–	#798
1890s	18	2	+29%	#1,309
1900s	24	2	+33%	#1,606
1910s	149	15	+521%	#1,499
1920s	237	24	+59%	#1,389
1930s	292	29	+23%	#1,105
1940s	736	74	+152%	#796
1950s	853	85	+16%	#939
1960s	538	54	-37%	#1,237
1970s	364	36	-32%	#1,955
1980s	384	38	+5%	#2,022
1990s	434	43	+13%	#2,213
2000s	423	42	-3%	#3,034
2010s	359	36	-15%	#3,199
2020s (to 2025)	219	37	+2%	#3,490

Where Janey 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	46	0.03	outside top 500
2027	48	0.03	outside top 500
2028	49	0.03	outside top 500
2029	50	0.03	outside top 500
2030	51	0.03	outside top 500

The story of Janey

Janey is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #3,490 in 2025 with 44 babies given the name. It is currently holding steady compared with a decade ago.

Since 1884, 5,044 American babies have been named Janey. Its peak came in 1947, when 108 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 1940s.

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 Janey stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Janey?

The median living Janey is about 50 years old; half are between 25 and 70. An estimated 3,900 people named Janey are alive in the United States today.

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

Janey year by year

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

Year	Girls	Girls rank
2025	44	#3,490
2024	37	#4,000
2023	31	#4,507
2022	39	#3,851
2021	36	#4,052
2020	32	#4,303
2019	34	#4,204
2018	28	#4,819
2017	32	#4,435
2016	39	#3,884
2015	35	#4,180
2014	43	#3,615
2013	51	#3,199
2012	32	#4,539
2011	32	#4,498
2010	33	#4,440
2009	38	#4,054
2008	57	#3,034
2007	32	#4,611
2006	48	#3,386
2005	44	#3,429
2004	39	#3,709
2003	39	#3,625
2002	47	#3,080
2001	36	#3,658
2000	43	#3,186
1995	43	#2,806
1990	58	#2,213
1985	35	#2,725
1980	35	#2,670
1975	32	#2,478
1970	27	#2,667
1965	41	#1,781
1960	62	#1,396
1955	92	#1,051
1950	86	#985
1945	90	#796
1940	42	#1,124
1935	38	#1,145
1930	14	#2,360
1925	34	#1,389
1920	22	#1,849
1915	20	#1,703
1910	5	#2,584
1905	7	#1,606
1900	7	#1,645
1895	–	–
1890	–	–
1885	–	–
1880	–	–

Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Janey?

The median living Janey is about 50 years old. Half of all living Janeys are between 25 and 70 years old.

How many people named Janey are alive today?

An estimated 3,900 people named Janey are alive in the United States, based on 5,044 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Janey mean?

A diminutive of the female given name Jane.

How popular is the name Janey in 2025?

Janey ranked #3,490 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 44 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Janey?

5,044 babies have been named Janey in the United States since 1884, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Janey most popular?

Janey peaked in 1947, when 108 newborns received the name.

Is Janey a boy or girl name?

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

Is the name Janey rising or falling?

Janey has been roughly stable over the past decade.

Will Janey become more popular?

Janey is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 51 girls named Janey 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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