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Janae

Girl

Meaning of Janae: American: 'modern invention'

Janae is a girl's name most strongly associated with American naming. It has 5 letters and 1 syllable, and it is familiar but far from overused — 1634th most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 3015th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#1634

122 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#3015

8 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

18,058

First recorded 1939 · peak 2000

Trend

falling

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 206 babies1982: 216 babies1983: 221 babies1984: 215 babies1985: 216 babies1986: 245 babies1987: 442 babies1988: 432 babies1989: 467 babies1990: 480 babies19901991: 525 babies1992: 488 babies1993: 449 babies1994: 545 babies1995: 471 babies1996: 474 babies1997: 535 babies1998: 536 babies1999: 516 babies2000: 589 babies20002001: 495 babies2002: 524 babies2003: 494 babies2004: 490 babies2005: 458 babies2006: 422 babies2007: 434 babies2008: 369 babies2009: 400 babies2010: 407 babies20102011: 394 babies2012: 332 babies2013: 326 babies2014: 296 babies2015: 269 babies2016: 244 babies2017: 216 babies2018: 201 babies2019: 191 babies2020: 184 babies20202021: 172 babies2022: 168 babies2023: 171 babies2024: 159 babies2025: 122 babies
US babies named Janae per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 589.

Gender split

0% boys · 100% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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