Is Janae a boy or girl name?
Janae is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 158 girls and 0 boys were named Janae, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 100% of the 17,934 US babies named Janae were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #1,408
- Babies named Janae since 1939
- 17,934
- Most popular year
- 2000
- 589 babies
Boys and girls named Janae, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 0 | 6 | 100% |
| 1940s | 0 | 14 | 100% |
| 1950s | 0 | 157 | 100% |
| 1960s | 0 | 372 | 100% |
| 1970s | 0 | 1,116 | 100% |
| 1980s | 6 | 2,841 | 99.8% |
| 1990s | 0 | 5,019 | 100% |
| 2000s | 0 | 4,675 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 2,875 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 853 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 158 | #1,408 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 171 | #1,327 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 168 | #1,375 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 172 | #1,313 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 184 | #1,239 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 191 | #1,231 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 201 | #1,191 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 216 | #1,150 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 244 | #1,072 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 269 | #1,003 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 296 | #915 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 325 | #823 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 332 | #808 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 394 | #706 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 407 | #700 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 400 | #727 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 369 | #792 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 434 | #676 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 422 | #677 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 458 | #617 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 490 | #578 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 494 | #563 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 524 | #522 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 495 | #540 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 589 | #471 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 516 | #505 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 536 | #479 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 535 | #468 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 474 | #505 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 471 | #515 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 545 | #464 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 449 | #534 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 488 | #496 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 525 | #466 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 480 | #502 |
| 1989 | 6 | #7,371 | 461 | #508 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 432 | #509 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 442 | #490 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 245 | #727 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 216 | #780 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 215 | #755 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 221 | #740 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 216 | #766 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 206 | #790 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 187 | #835 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 188 | #829 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 152 | #931 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 173 | #852 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 201 | #733 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 87 | #1,285 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 65 | #1,504 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 83 | #1,257 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 56 | #1,612 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 55 | #1,672 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 56 | #1,663 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 55 | #1,616 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 42 | #1,842 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 47 | #1,670 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 38 | #1,866 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 38 | #1,872 |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 37 | #1,959 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 39 | #1,878 |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 29 | #2,227 |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 23 | #2,573 |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 24 | #2,466 |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 23 | #2,424 |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 22 | #2,475 |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 26 | #2,190 |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 18 | #2,761 |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 17 | #2,771 |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 14 | #3,074 |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 8 | #4,378 |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 10 | #3,653 |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 12 | #3,183 |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 7 | #4,493 |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 8 | #4,020 |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 6 | #4,975 |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 6 | #3,987 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Janae reached #7,371 in 1989. As a girl name, it reached #464 in 1994. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2000s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Janae
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.