Janay
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- ja-NAY
- Origin
- Modern
- US rank, 2025
- #7,131 for girls
Janay is a girls' name of Modern origin. In 2025 it ranked 7,131st for girls in the US (15 babies).
Where does Janay come from?
Modern: variant of Janae, an elaboration of Jane
Is Janay a girl's or a boy's name?
Janay is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 15 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Janay in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2005, with 11 girls.
Half of all the girls named Janay in the UK since 1996 were born between 1999 and 2006. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.
Janay in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 3 | #5,938 |
| 2009 | 5 | #4,141 |
| 2008 | 5 | #4,065 |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 6 | #3,280 |
| 2005 | 11 | #2,061 |
| 2004 | 7 | #2,669 |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 3 | #4,284 |
| 2001 | 4 | #3,427 |
| 2000 | 4 | #3,399 |
| 1999 | 5 | #2,912 |
| 1998 | 3 | #4,026 |
| 1997 | 5 | #2,896 |
| 1996 | 5 | #2,815 |
How popular is Janay in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 7,131st among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 15 about 1 in 110,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Falling down 25% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 15 girls in the US were named Janay, making it the 7,131st most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 8,401st. Its busiest year was 1987, with 596 girls. It first appears in the records in 1952.
Half of all the girls named Janay in the US since 1880 were born between 1988 and 2002, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 171 girls in the US were given Janay or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #1,176, up from #7,131 for this spelling alone.
Janay in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 15 | #7,131 |
| 2024 | 15 | #7,247 |
| 2023 | 15 | #7,242 |
| 2022 | 16 | #6,979 |
| 2021 | 31 | #4,409 |
| 2020 | 12 | #8,401 |
| 2019 | 23 | #5,445 |
| 2018 | 25 | #5,148 |
| 2017 | 30 | #4,574 |
| 2016 | 35 | #4,156 |
| 2015 | 55 | #3,059 |
| 2014 | 58 | #2,920 |
| 2013 | 63 | #2,725 |
| 2012 | 75 | #2,449 |
| 2011 | 114 | #1,780 |
| 2010 | 113 | #1,809 |
| 2009 | 95 | #2,119 |
| 2008 | 73 | #2,557 |
| 2007 | 92 | #2,163 |
| 2006 | 94 | #2,081 |
| 2005 | 128 | #1,589 |
| 2004 | 101 | #1,870 |
| 2003 | 118 | #1,624 |
| 2002 | 124 | #1,519 |
| 2001 | 122 | #1,522 |
| 2000 | 114 | #1,556 |
| 1999 | 122 | #1,429 |
| 1998 | 143 | #1,263 |
| 1997 | 204 | #966 |
| 1996 | 192 | #983 |
| 1995 | 245 | #807 |
| 1994 | 221 | #881 |
| 1993 | 173 | #1,056 |
| 1992 | 248 | #808 |
| 1991 | 261 | #782 |
| 1990 | 292 | #717 |
| 1989 | 314 | #651 |
| 1988 | 430 | #513 |
| 1987 | 596 | #387 |
| 1986 | 47 | #2,194 |
| 1985 | 37 | #2,600 |
| 1984 | 40 | #2,381 |
| 1983 | 42 | #2,271 |
| 1982 | 34 | #2,704 |
| 1981 | 32 | #2,774 |
| 1980 | 24 | #3,411 |
| 1979 | 34 | #2,621 |
| 1978 | 36 | #2,431 |
| 1977 | 29 | #2,780 |
| 1976 | 29 | #2,663 |
| 1975 | 11 | #5,159 |
| 1974 | 25 | #2,835 |
| 1973 | 71 | #1,388 |
| 1972 | 29 | #2,451 |
| 1971 | 15 | #3,941 |
| 1970 | 12 | #4,491 |
| 1969 | 10 | #4,722 |
| 1968 | 11 | #4,221 |
| 1967 | 13 | #3,655 |
| 1966 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 12 | #3,800 |
| 1962 | 6 | #5,859 |
| 1961 | 12 | #3,792 |
| 1960 | 5 | #6,389 |
| 1959 | 5 | #6,244 |
| 1958 | 9 | #4,192 |
| 1957 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 5 | #5,561 |
Names like Janay
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Anya, Priya, Pranshi, Amrit, Prisha, Saanvi, Avneet, Isha, Krisha, Anvi, Tanvi, Dhriti
Other spellings of Janay
Names related to Janay
Jannah, Jana, Janaya, Janiyah, Janna, Joana, Jiana, Juana, Janiya
More Modern names
Jayden, Ailany, Myla, Kayden, Nevaeh, Jax, Indie, Miley, Raelynn, Kaiden, Kehlani, Alayna, Caden, Zayden, Wrenley, Mya
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, “Janay: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/janay, updated 20 October 2026.