girl's name
Janae
- Gender Girl
- Letters 5
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 18,980
Janae is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 122 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Peaked in 2000, when 589 babies were given the name.
- It has been falling over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 27,175 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1939.
Janae over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1930s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1930s | 6 |
| 1940s | 14 |
| 1950s | 157 |
| 1960s | 372 |
| 1970s | 1,116 |
| 1980s | 2,847 |
| 1990s | 5,019 |
| 2000s | 4,675 |
| 2010s | 2,876 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 976 |
How popular is Janae?
In 2025, Janae was given to 122 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Janae is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
How Janae is spelled
Birth registers count each spelling separately, so every one has its own ranking.
| Spelling | What it is | Births on record |
|---|---|---|
| Janaé | Janaé is a rare spelling of Janae, written with an acute accent and recorded about 35 times, mostly in France. | 35 |
| Janaë | Janaë is a rare spelling of Janae, written with a diaeresis and recorded about 25 times, mostly in France. | 25 |
| Ja'nae | Ja'nae is Janae written with an apostrophe, recorded mostly in England and Wales. | 3 |
Names that peaked alongside Janae
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Janae also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Janae over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Janae
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Janae — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Janae
How popular is the name Janae?
In 2025, Janae was given to 122 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Janae a girl's or a boy's name?
Janae is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Janae most popular?
Janae peaked in 2000, when 589 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.
Is Janae a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Janae currently ranks #1,684 in the United States. It has been falling over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.