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Janai

Girl

Meaning of Janai: Hebrew: 'God has answered'

Janai is a girl's name most strongly associated with Hebrew naming. It has 5 letters and 2 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 3199th most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 4192nd in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#3199

47 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#4192

5 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

3,193

First recorded 1960 · peak 2006

Trend

stable

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 18 babies1982: 24 babies1983: 27 babies1984: 23 babies1985: 22 babies1986: 23 babies1987: 69 babies1988: 67 babies1989: 65 babies1990: 66 babies19901991: 53 babies1992: 61 babies1993: 56 babies1994: 80 babies1995: 85 babies1996: 67 babies1997: 110 babies1998: 82 babies1999: 94 babies2000: 77 babies20002001: 97 babies2002: 90 babies2003: 116 babies2004: 89 babies2005: 111 babies2006: 118 babies2007: 95 babies2008: 91 babies2009: 70 babies2010: 88 babies20102011: 79 babies2012: 63 babies2013: 74 babies2014: 72 babies2015: 73 babies2016: 54 babies2017: 63 babies2018: 60 babies2019: 68 babies2020: 55 babies20202021: 52 babies2022: 40 babies2023: 46 babies2024: 56 babies2025: 47 babies
US babies named Janai per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 118.

Gender split

3% boys · 97% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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