Janney: Name Popularity, History & Rankings (1880

Rank 2025

#5,472

among girls · ↓1,553 vs 2024

Babies in 2025

named Janney · -39% vs 2024

How common

1 in 69,881

girls born in 2025

Peak year

2013

224 babies

All-time total

1,029

#7,376 all-time among girls

First recorded

1947

in Social Security records

Janney popularity over time

1,029 babies have been named Janney since 1947, 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
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1940s	5	1	–	#5,663
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2000s	23	2	–	#9,798
2010s	668	67	+2804%	#1,093
2020s (to 2025)	333	56	-17%	#2,034

Where Janney 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	21	0.01	outside top 500
2027	19	0.01	outside top 500
2028	17	0.01	outside top 500
2029	16	0.01	outside top 500
2030	15	0.01	outside top 500

Where Janney is most popular

Girls named Janney per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.031 per 1,000. Strongest in California, Texas, and Arizona.

Vs national average

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All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Janney 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
California	76	0.090	+192%
Texas	70	0.087	+181%
Arizona	6	0.043	+38%
Illinois	5	0.022	-29%
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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 Janney

Janney is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #5,472 in 2025 with 23 babies given the name. It is currently declining compared with a decade ago.

Since 1947, 1,029 American babies have been named Janney. Its peak came in 2013, when 224 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2010s.

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

How old are people named Janney?

The median living Janney is about 9 years old; half are between 5 and 12. An estimated 1,000 people named Janney 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.

Janney year by year

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

Year	Girls	Girls rank
2025	23	#5,472
2024	38	#3,919
2023	45	#3,492
2022	50	#3,246
2021	95	#2,034
2020	82	#2,207
2019	55	#2,972
2018	66	#2,629
2017	57	#2,913
2016	57	#2,946
2015	52	#3,192
2014	128	#1,662
2013	224	#1,093
2012	21	#6,207
2011	8	#12,659
2010	–	–
2009	6	#16,051
2008	–	–
2007	12	#9,798
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2005	5	#17,574
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Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Janney?

The median living Janney is about 9 years old. Half of all living Janneys are between 5 and 12 years old.

How many people named Janney are alive today?

An estimated 1,000 people named Janney are alive in the United States, based on 1,029 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Janney mean?

Spelling variant of Janey.

How popular is the name Janney in 2025?

Janney ranked #5,472 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 23 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Janney?

1,029 babies have been named Janney in the United States since 1947, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Janney most popular?

Janney peaked in 2013, when 224 newborns received the name.

Is Janney a boy or girl name?

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

Is the name Janney rising or falling?

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

Will Janney become more popular?

Janney is trending downward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 15 girls named Janney 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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