Janai
Girl · ja-NY · Modern
Janai is a girls' name of Modern origin. In 2025 it ranked 3,644th for girls in the US (41 babies).
Where does Janai come from?
Modern: US name related to Janae and Jane
- Say it
- ja-NY
Is Janai a girl's or a boy's name?
Janai is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 41 girls and 6 boys in the US.
How popular is Janai in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2009, with 6 girls.
Half of all the girls named Janai in the UK since 1996 were born between 2009 and 2017, the years shaded on the chart below.
Janai in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 5 | #4,253 |
| 2023 | 3 | #5,929 |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 4 | #4,864 |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 4 | #4,967 |
| 2016 | 4 | #4,980 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 4 | #4,888 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 3 | #6,108 |
| 2011 | 5 | #4,244 |
| 2010 | 3 | #5,938 |
| 2009 | 6 | #3,603 |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 3 | #5,415 |
| 2006 | 3 | #5,259 |
| 2005 | 3 | #4,976 |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 3 | #4,284 |
How popular is Janai in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #3,644among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 41about 1 in 39,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 20% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 41 girls in the US were named Janai, making it the 3,644th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,931st. Its busiest year was 2006, with 113 girls. It first appears in the records in 1960. 6 boys were also named Janai in 2025 (10,690th for boys).
Half of all the girls named Janai in the US since 1880 were born between 1994 and 2012, the years shaded on the chart below.
Janai in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 41 | #3,644 |
| 2024 | 56 | #2,930 |
| 2023 | 46 | #3,428 |
| 2022 | 40 | #3,763 |
| 2021 | 52 | #3,112 |
| 2020 | 55 | #2,931 |
| 2019 | 63 | #2,709 |
| 2018 | 60 | #2,809 |
| 2017 | 63 | #2,713 |
| 2016 | 54 | #3,060 |
| 2015 | 73 | #2,471 |
| 2014 | 67 | #2,613 |
| 2013 | 67 | #2,625 |
| 2012 | 63 | #2,769 |
| 2011 | 79 | #2,346 |
| 2010 | 88 | #2,202 |
| 2009 | 70 | #2,613 |
| 2008 | 83 | #2,334 |
| 2007 | 90 | #2,198 |
| 2006 | 113 | #1,809 |
| 2005 | 102 | #1,893 |
| 2004 | 84 | #2,133 |
| 2003 | 105 | #1,785 |
| 2002 | 84 | #2,043 |
| 2001 | 97 | #1,815 |
| 2000 | 71 | #2,209 |
| 1999 | 87 | #1,825 |
| 1998 | 82 | #1,864 |
| 1997 | 101 | #1,583 |
| 1996 | 67 | #2,056 |
| 1995 | 85 | #1,711 |
| 1994 | 80 | #1,793 |
| 1993 | 56 | #2,284 |
| 1992 | 61 | #2,186 |
| 1991 | 53 | #2,382 |
| 1990 | 66 | #2,024 |
| 1989 | 65 | #1,960 |
| 1988 | 67 | #1,835 |
| 1987 | 69 | #1,732 |
| 1986 | 23 | #3,643 |
| 1985 | 22 | #3,729 |
| 1984 | 23 | #3,526 |
| 1983 | 27 | #3,064 |
| 1982 | 24 | #3,417 |
| 1981 | 18 | #4,161 |
| 1980 | 26 | #3,215 |
| 1979 | 26 | #3,147 |
| 1978 | 24 | #3,196 |
| 1977 | 11 | #5,530 |
| 1976 | 10 | #5,599 |
| 1975 | 6 | #7,982 |
| 1974 | 7 | #6,898 |
| 1973 | 7 | #6,664 |
| 1972 | 7 | #6,556 |
| 1971 | 8 | #6,004 |
| 1970 | 7 | #6,361 |
| 1969 | 6 | #6,615 |
| 1968 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 7 | #5,272 |
| 1965 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 5 | #6,389 |
Names like Janai
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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