girl's name
Janea
- Gender Girl
- Letters 5
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 2,047
Janea is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 5 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in 1993, when 76 babies were given the name.
- It has been falling over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 663,130 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1953.
Janea over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1950s 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 |
|---|---|
| 1950s | 5 |
| 1960s | 41 |
| 1970s | 213 |
| 1980s | 436 |
| 1990s | 620 |
| 2000s | 497 |
| 2010s | 164 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 51 |
How popular is Janea?
In 2025, Janea was given to 5 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Where Janea 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 Janea is spelled
Birth registers count each spelling separately, so every one has its own ranking.
| Spelling | What it is | Births on record |
|---|---|---|
| Janéa | Janéa is a rare spelling of Janea, written with an acute accent and recorded about 10 times, mostly in France. | 10 |
Names that peaked alongside Janea
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Janea also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Janea over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Janea
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Janea — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Janea
How popular is the name Janea?
In 2025, Janea was given to 5 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Janea a girl's or a boy's name?
Janea is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Janea most popular?
Janea peaked in 1993, when 76 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.
Is Janea a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Janea currently ranks #5,492 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.