Janaye
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- juh-NAY
- Origin
- Modern
Janaye is a girls' name of Modern origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
Where does Janaye come from?
Modern: modern invented name, a variant of Janae
Is Janaye a girl's or a boy's name?
Janaye is a girls' name.
How popular is Janaye in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1990, with 48 girls. It first appears in the records in 1976.
Half of all the girls named Janaye in the US since 1880 were born between 1991 and 2007, the years shaded on the chart below.
Janaye in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 6 | #13,586 |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 8 | #11,085 |
| 2019 | 7 | #12,442 |
| 2018 | 7 | #12,459 |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 14 | #7,985 |
| 2015 | 18 | #6,719 |
| 2014 | 7 | #13,063 |
| 2013 | 17 | #7,027 |
| 2012 | 20 | #6,338 |
| 2011 | 23 | #5,725 |
| 2010 | 35 | #4,179 |
| 2009 | 21 | #6,314 |
| 2008 | 29 | #5,011 |
| 2007 | 27 | #5,227 |
| 2006 | 17 | #7,140 |
| 2005 | 26 | #4,954 |
| 2004 | 35 | #3,985 |
| 2003 | 25 | #4,938 |
| 2002 | 26 | #4,617 |
| 2001 | 25 | #4,683 |
| 2000 | 24 | #4,786 |
| 1999 | 25 | #4,440 |
| 1998 | 25 | #4,363 |
| 1997 | 33 | #3,445 |
| 1996 | 22 | #4,578 |
| 1995 | 34 | #3,280 |
| 1994 | 41 | #2,872 |
| 1993 | 45 | #2,671 |
| 1992 | 47 | #2,607 |
| 1991 | 45 | #2,654 |
| 1990 | 48 | #2,487 |
| 1989 | 41 | #2,708 |
| 1988 | 36 | #2,862 |
| 1987 | 29 | #3,166 |
| 1986 | 11 | #6,153 |
| 1985 | 12 | #5,676 |
| 1984 | 6 | #9,139 |
| 1983 | 6 | #9,013 |
| 1982 | 10 | #6,369 |
| 1981 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 7 | #8,177 |
| 1979 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 10 | #5,957 |
| 1977 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 5 | #9,282 |
Names like Janaye
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Summer Aaliyah Jaliyah Zainab Jayla Zaira Kaliyah Jada Salma Maya Safa Shayla
Names related to Janaye
More Modern names
Jayden Ailany Myla Kayden Nevaeh Jax Indie Miley Raelynn Kaiden Kehlani Alayna Caden Zayden Wrenley Mya
Sources
Figures from 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, “Janaye: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/janaye, updated 20 October 2026.