Janae
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- juh-NAY
- Origin
- Modern
- UK rank, 2025
- #4,276 for girls
- US rank, 2025
- #1,684 for girls
Janae is a girls' name of Modern origin. In 2025 it ranked 4,276th for girls in the UK (5 babies) and 1,684th for girls in the US (122 babies).
Where does Janae come from?
Modern: modern elaboration of Jane
More on Wiktionary.
Is Janae a girl's or a boy's name?
Janae is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 5 girls in the UK and 122 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Janae in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #4,276among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 5about 1 in 56,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 21% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 5 girls in the UK were named Janae, making it the 4,276th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,268th. Its busiest year was 2007, with 35 girls.
Half of all the girls named Janae in the UK since 1996 were born between 2006 and 2016, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among girls in 2025, it was 4,200th in England and Wales.
Janae in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5 | #4,276 |
| 2024 | 8 | #3,076 |
| 2023 | 9 | #2,841 |
| 2022 | 5 | #4,168 |
| 2021 | 7 | #3,338 |
| 2020 | 12 | #2,268 |
| 2019 | 8 | #3,018 |
| 2018 | 8 | #3,068 |
| 2017 | 12 | #2,336 |
| 2016 | 15 | #2,015 |
| 2015 | 11 | #2,458 |
| 2014 | 12 | #2,320 |
| 2013 | 6 | #3,719 |
| 2012 | 11 | #2,463 |
| 2011 | 17 | #1,755 |
| 2010 | 13 | #2,103 |
| 2009 | 15 | #1,848 |
| 2008 | 20 | #1,499 |
| 2007 | 35 | #941 |
| 2006 | 28 | #1,062 |
| 2005 | 15 | #1,608 |
| 2004 | 12 | #1,812 |
| 2003 | 6 | #2,877 |
| 2002 | 3 | #4,284 |
| 2001 | 3 | #4,156 |
| 2000 | 5 | #2,907 |
| 1999 | 4 | #3,374 |
| 1998 | 3 | #4,026 |
| 1997 | 4 | #3,345 |
How popular is Janae in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,684among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 122about 1 in 13,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 22% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 122 girls in the US were named Janae, making it the 1,684th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,236th. Its busiest year was 2000, with 589 girls. It first appears in the records in 1939.
2025 had fewer girls named Janae than any year since 1975.
Half of all the girls named Janae in the US since 1880 were born between 1990 and 2008, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 171 girls in the US were given Janae or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #1,176, up from #1,684 for this spelling alone.
Janae in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 122 | #1,684 |
| 2024 | 159 | #1,406 |
| 2023 | 171 | #1,324 |
| 2022 | 168 | #1,373 |
| 2021 | 172 | #1,312 |
| 2020 | 184 | #1,236 |
| 2019 | 191 | #1,229 |
| 2018 | 201 | #1,190 |
| 2017 | 216 | #1,148 |
| 2016 | 244 | #1,068 |
| 2015 | 269 | #1,003 |
| 2014 | 296 | #915 |
| 2013 | 326 | #823 |
| 2012 | 332 | #808 |
| 2011 | 394 | #705 |
| 2010 | 407 | #700 |
| 2009 | 400 | #727 |
| 2008 | 369 | #789 |
| 2007 | 434 | #675 |
| 2006 | 422 | #676 |
| 2005 | 458 | #617 |
| 2004 | 490 | #578 |
| 2003 | 494 | #562 |
| 2002 | 524 | #522 |
| 2001 | 495 | #539 |
| 2000 | 589 | #471 |
| 1999 | 516 | #505 |
| 1998 | 536 | #479 |
| 1997 | 535 | #468 |
| 1996 | 474 | #505 |
| 1995 | 471 | #515 |
| 1994 | 545 | #464 |
| 1993 | 449 | #534 |
| 1992 | 488 | #496 |
| 1991 | 525 | #466 |
| 1990 | 480 | #501 |
| 1989 | 461 | #508 |
| 1988 | 432 | #509 |
| 1987 | 442 | #489 |
| 1986 | 245 | #726 |
| 1985 | 216 | #780 |
| 1984 | 215 | #754 |
| 1983 | 221 | #738 |
| 1982 | 216 | #765 |
| 1981 | 206 | #788 |
| 1980 | 187 | #835 |
| 1979 | 188 | #829 |
| 1978 | 152 | #932 |
| 1977 | 173 | #851 |
| 1976 | 201 | #732 |
| 1975 | 87 | #1,278 |
| 1974 | 65 | #1,499 |
| 1973 | 83 | #1,254 |
| 1972 | 56 | #1,607 |
| 1971 | 55 | #1,665 |
| 1970 | 56 | #1,653 |
| 1969 | 55 | #1,609 |
| 1968 | 42 | #1,834 |
| 1967 | 47 | #1,659 |
| 1966 | 38 | #1,859 |
| 1965 | 38 | #1,854 |
| 1964 | 37 | #1,946 |
| 1963 | 39 | #1,866 |
| 1962 | 29 | #2,209 |
| 1961 | 23 | #2,542 |
| 1960 | 24 | #2,431 |
| 1959 | 23 | #2,394 |
| 1958 | 22 | #2,448 |
| 1957 | 26 | #2,167 |
| 1956 | 18 | #2,724 |
| 1955 | 17 | #2,724 |
| 1954 | 14 | #3,018 |
| 1953 | 8 | #4,225 |
| 1952 | 10 | #3,551 |
| 1951 | 12 | #3,105 |
| 1950 | 7 | #4,313 |
| 1949 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 8 | #3,881 |
| 1947 | 6 | #4,762 |
| 1946 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 6 | #3,780 |
Names like Janae
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Jasmine Summer Mia Myla Maya Autumn Scarlett Fatima Erin Darcie Kayla Lara
Other spellings of Janae
Names related to Janae
Jannah Jana Jane Janaya Janna Joana Jiana Jayna Juana Janie Janiya
More Modern names
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Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Janae: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/janae, updated 20 October 2026.