Is Janey a boy or girl name?
Janey is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 37 girls and 0 boys were named Janey, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 100% of the 4,999 US babies named Janey were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #3,990
- Babies named Janey since 1884
- 4,999
- Most popular year
- 1947
- 108 babies
Boys and girls named Janey, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 0 | 14 | 100% |
| 1890s | 0 | 18 | 100% |
| 1900s | 0 | 24 | 100% |
| 1910s | 0 | 149 | 100% |
| 1920s | 0 | 237 | 100% |
| 1930s | 0 | 292 | 100% |
| 1940s | 0 | 736 | 100% |
| 1950s | 0 | 853 | 100% |
| 1960s | 0 | 538 | 100% |
| 1970s | 0 | 364 | 100% |
| 1980s | 0 | 384 | 100% |
| 1990s | 0 | 434 | 100% |
| 2000s | 0 | 423 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 359 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 174 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 37 | #3,990 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 31 | #4,504 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 38 | #3,916 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 36 | #4,049 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 32 | #4,303 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 34 | #4,202 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 28 | #4,818 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 32 | #4,435 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 39 | #3,883 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 35 | #4,180 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 43 | #3,615 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 51 | #3,199 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 32 | #4,538 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 32 | #4,495 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 33 | #4,440 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 38 | #4,054 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 57 | #3,034 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 32 | #4,609 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 48 | #3,386 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 44 | #3,429 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 39 | #3,709 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 39 | #3,625 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 47 | #3,080 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 36 | #3,658 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 43 | #3,186 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 40 | #3,208 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 38 | #3,251 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 37 | #3,187 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 38 | #3,110 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 43 | #2,805 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 53 | #2,425 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 34 | #3,316 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 40 | #2,939 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 53 | #2,398 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 58 | #2,213 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 52 | #2,288 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 59 | #2,022 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 35 | #2,801 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 30 | #3,081 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 35 | #2,725 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 25 | #3,362 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 32 | #2,738 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 41 | #2,387 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 40 | #2,423 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 35 | #2,671 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 32 | #2,751 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 41 | #2,248 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 40 | #2,273 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 45 | #1,977 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 32 | #2,477 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 27 | #2,707 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 38 | #2,101 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 42 | #1,955 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 40 | #2,082 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 27 | #2,666 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 26 | #2,606 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 41 | #1,865 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 37 | #1,931 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 49 | #1,607 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 41 | #1,781 |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 63 | #1,426 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 70 | #1,325 |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 69 | #1,336 |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 80 | #1,237 |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 62 | #1,397 |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 79 | #1,204 |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 60 | #1,368 |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 87 | #1,127 |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 100 | #1,026 |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 92 | #1,051 |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 83 | #1,081 |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 98 | #958 |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 98 | #939 |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 70 | #1,110 |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 86 | #985 |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 100 | #882 |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 95 | #892 |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 108 | #844 |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 97 | #840 |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 90 | #796 |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 55 | #1,056 |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 54 | #1,096 |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 46 | #1,168 |
| 1941 | 0 | – | 49 | #1,045 |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 42 | #1,124 |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 35 | #1,252 |
| 1938 | 0 | – | 43 | #1,105 |
| 1937 | 0 | – | 36 | #1,209 |
| 1936 | 0 | – | 37 | #1,173 |
| 1935 | 0 | – | 38 | #1,145 |
| 1934 | 0 | – | 33 | #1,246 |
| 1933 | 0 | – | 18 | #1,870 |
| 1932 | 0 | – | 22 | #1,651 |
| 1931 | 0 | – | 16 | #2,063 |
| 1930 | 0 | – | 14 | #2,360 |
| 1929 | 0 | – | 19 | #1,915 |
| 1928 | 0 | – | 30 | #1,444 |
| 1927 | 0 | – | 24 | #1,746 |
| 1926 | 0 | – | 26 | #1,643 |
| 1925 | 0 | – | 34 | #1,389 |
| 1924 | 0 | – | 16 | #2,362 |
| 1923 | 0 | – | 22 | #1,866 |
| 1922 | 0 | – | 18 | #2,149 |
| 1921 | 0 | – | 26 | #1,700 |
| 1920 | 0 | – | 22 | #1,849 |
| 1919 | 0 | – | 28 | #1,499 |
| 1918 | 0 | – | 14 | #2,435 |
| 1917 | 0 | – | 17 | #2,048 |
| 1916 | 0 | – | 16 | #2,074 |
| 1915 | 0 | – | 20 | #1,703 |
| 1914 | 0 | – | 19 | #1,510 |
| 1913 | 0 | – | 14 | #1,635 |
| 1912 | 0 | – | 10 | #1,904 |
| 1911 | 0 | – | 6 | #2,321 |
| 1910 | 0 | – | 5 | #2,584 |
| 1909 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 0 | – | 5 | #2,207 |
| 1906 | 0 | – | 5 | #2,077 |
| 1905 | 0 | – | 7 | #1,606 |
| 1904 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 0 | – | 7 | #1,645 |
| 1899 | 0 | – | 5 | #1,718 |
| 1898 | 0 | – | 8 | #1,309 |
| 1897 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 0 | – | 5 | #1,584 |
| 1893 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1887 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1886 | 0 | – | 9 | #798 |
| 1885 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1884 | 0 | – | 5 | #1,087 |
Highest rank
Janey has never been ranked as a boy name. As a girl name, it reached #796 in 1945. 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 1940s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Janey
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.