Is Janay a boy or girl name?
Janay is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 15 girls and 0 boys were named Janay, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 100% of the 5,817 US babies named Janay were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #7,358
- Babies named Janay since 1952
- 5,817
- Most popular year
- 1987
- 596 babies
Boys and girls named Janay, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0 | 19 | 100% |
| 1960s | 0 | 69 | 100% |
| 1970s | 0 | 291 | 100% |
| 1980s | 0 | 1,596 | 100% |
| 1990s | 0 | 2,101 | 100% |
| 2000s | 0 | 1,061 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 591 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 89 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 15 | #7,358 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 15 | #7,416 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 16 | #7,107 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 31 | #4,444 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 12 | #8,620 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 23 | #5,511 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 25 | #5,229 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 30 | #4,617 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 35 | #4,194 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 55 | #3,071 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 58 | #2,947 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 63 | #2,739 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 75 | #2,460 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 114 | #1,783 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 113 | #1,810 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 95 | #2,127 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 73 | #2,564 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 92 | #2,165 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 94 | #2,088 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 128 | #1,593 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 101 | #1,876 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 118 | #1,634 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 124 | #1,526 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 122 | #1,529 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 114 | #1,562 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 122 | #1,435 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 143 | #1,266 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 204 | #969 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 192 | #985 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 245 | #809 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 221 | #882 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 173 | #1,058 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 248 | #811 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 261 | #784 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 292 | #718 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 314 | #652 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 430 | #513 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 596 | #388 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 47 | #2,204 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 37 | #2,615 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 40 | #2,397 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 42 | #2,286 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 34 | #2,722 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 32 | #2,804 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 24 | #3,444 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 34 | #2,637 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 36 | #2,447 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 29 | #2,799 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 29 | #2,681 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 11 | #5,277 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 25 | #2,864 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 71 | #1,392 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 29 | #2,476 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 15 | #4,017 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 12 | #4,597 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 10 | #4,839 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 11 | #4,314 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 13 | #3,734 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 12 | #3,880 |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 6 | #6,151 |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 12 | #3,868 |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 5 | #6,738 |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 5 | #6,635 |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 9 | #4,304 |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 5 | #5,912 |
Highest rank
Janay has never been ranked as a boy name. As a girl name, it reached #388 in 1987. 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 1980s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Janay
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.