Is Janai a boy or girl name?
Janai is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 56 girls and 0 boys were named Janai, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 97.2% of the 3,145 US babies named Janai were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #2,934
- Babies named Janai since 1960
- 3,145
- Most popular year
- 2006
- 118 babies
Boys and girls named Janai, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 | 18 | 100% |
| 1970s | 0 | 113 | 100% |
| 1980s | 0 | 364 | 100% |
| 1990s | 16 | 738 | 97.9% |
| 2000s | 55 | 899 | 94.2% |
| 2010s | 17 | 676 | 97.5% |
| 2020s | 0 | 249 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 56 | #2,934 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 46 | #3,445 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 40 | #3,791 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 52 | #3,132 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 55 | #2,941 |
| 2019 | 5 | #12,956 | 63 | #2,713 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 60 | #2,820 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 63 | #2,726 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 54 | #3,078 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 73 | #2,487 |
| 2014 | 5 | #12,879 | 67 | #2,629 |
| 2013 | 7 | #10,104 | 67 | #2,642 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 62 | #2,816 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 79 | #2,355 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 88 | #2,211 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 70 | #2,625 |
| 2008 | 8 | #9,355 | 83 | #2,343 |
| 2007 | 5 | #13,196 | 90 | #2,202 |
| 2006 | 5 | #12,842 | 113 | #1,812 |
| 2005 | 9 | #7,924 | 102 | #1,897 |
| 2004 | 5 | #12,137 | 84 | #2,141 |
| 2003 | 11 | #6,442 | 105 | #1,792 |
| 2002 | 6 | #9,919 | 84 | #2,055 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 97 | #1,824 |
| 2000 | 6 | #9,600 | 71 | #2,221 |
| 1999 | 7 | #8,223 | 87 | #1,834 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 82 | #1,875 |
| 1997 | 9 | #6,310 | 101 | #1,590 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 67 | #2,069 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 85 | #1,720 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 80 | #1,804 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 56 | #2,299 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 61 | #2,202 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 53 | #2,397 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 66 | #2,036 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 65 | #1,971 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 67 | #1,847 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 69 | #1,738 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 23 | #3,679 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 22 | #3,771 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 23 | #3,553 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 27 | #3,087 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 24 | #3,459 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 18 | #4,212 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 26 | #3,252 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 26 | #3,181 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 24 | #3,226 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 11 | #5,645 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 10 | #5,750 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 6 | #8,377 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 7 | #7,170 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 7 | #6,936 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 7 | #6,824 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 8 | #6,232 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 7 | #6,600 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 6 | #6,954 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 7 | #5,470 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 5 | #6,737 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Janai reached #6,310 in 1997. As a girl name, it reached #1,590 in 1997. 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 Janai
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.