Is Janie a boy or girl name?
Janie is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 138 girls and 0 boys were named Janie, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 99.6% of the 75,704 US babies named Janie were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #1,541
- Babies named Janie since 1880
- 75,704
- Most popular year
- 1947
- 1,853 babies
Boys and girls named Janie, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 0 | 1,491 | 100% |
| 1890s | 0 | 2,272 | 100% |
| 1900s | 0 | 2,853 | 100% |
| 1910s | 5 | 5,314 | 99.9% |
| 1920s | 32 | 7,156 | 99.6% |
| 1930s | 54 | 7,328 | 99.3% |
| 1940s | 51 | 13,119 | 99.6% |
| 1950s | 23 | 14,615 | 99.8% |
| 1960s | 44 | 7,532 | 99.4% |
| 1970s | 45 | 3,810 | 98.8% |
| 1980s | 22 | 3,079 | 99.3% |
| 1990s | 0 | 2,637 | 100% |
| 2000s | 0 | 2,062 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 1,494 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 666 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 138 | #1,541 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 138 | #1,545 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 151 | #1,465 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 128 | #1,632 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 111 | #1,785 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 141 | #1,533 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 124 | #1,679 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 132 | #1,639 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 158 | #1,458 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 170 | #1,389 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 165 | #1,394 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 148 | #1,499 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 163 | #1,411 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 138 | #1,580 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 155 | #1,460 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 203 | #1,229 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 201 | #1,253 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 170 | #1,403 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 186 | #1,284 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 226 | #1,056 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 223 | #1,039 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 195 | #1,126 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 236 | #946 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 214 | #1,004 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 208 | #1,017 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 207 | #992 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 210 | #971 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 238 | #859 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 231 | #862 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 248 | #801 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 285 | #732 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 270 | #763 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 304 | #710 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 321 | #673 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 323 | #667 |
| 1989 | 5 | #8,438 | 294 | #690 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 317 | #626 |
| 1987 | 7 | #5,741 | 268 | #690 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 297 | #626 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 299 | #626 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 306 | #589 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 309 | #580 |
| 1982 | 10 | #4,073 | 335 | #550 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 338 | #552 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 316 | #583 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 330 | #558 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 303 | #569 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 353 | #521 |
| 1976 | 9 | #3,845 | 360 | #498 |
| 1975 | 6 | #5,077 | 351 | #510 |
| 1974 | 8 | #3,995 | 354 | #497 |
| 1973 | 5 | #5,430 | 389 | #468 |
| 1972 | 6 | #4,677 | 441 | #435 |
| 1971 | 5 | #5,251 | 454 | #454 |
| 1970 | 6 | #4,468 | 475 | #456 |
| 1969 | 6 | #4,145 | 498 | #432 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 490 | #429 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 554 | #390 |
| 1966 | 8 | #3,100 | 595 | #373 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 620 | #365 |
| 1964 | 6 | #3,805 | 752 | #347 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 940 | #301 |
| 1962 | 7 | #3,452 | 951 | #299 |
| 1961 | 6 | #3,819 | 1,048 | #284 |
| 1960 | 11 | #2,604 | 1,084 | #273 |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 1,128 | #262 |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 1,215 | #246 |
| 1957 | 8 | #3,130 | 1,304 | #235 |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 1,410 | #215 |
| 1955 | 5 | #4,115 | 1,483 | #209 |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 1,492 | #205 |
| 1953 | 5 | #4,063 | 1,578 | #197 |
| 1952 | 5 | #3,979 | 1,569 | #189 |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 1,707 | #176 |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 1,729 | #164 |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 1,737 | #165 |
| 1948 | 8 | #2,886 | 1,579 | #176 |
| 1947 | 8 | #2,982 | 1,845 | #161 |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 1,704 | #158 |
| 1945 | 8 | #2,654 | 1,469 | #159 |
| 1944 | 6 | #3,276 | 1,163 | #186 |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 1,065 | #198 |
| 1942 | 13 | #2,092 | 949 | #212 |
| 1941 | 0 | – | 797 | #217 |
| 1940 | 8 | #2,759 | 811 | #213 |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 758 | #222 |
| 1938 | 7 | #3,015 | 778 | #218 |
| 1937 | 7 | #3,040 | 706 | #230 |
| 1936 | 0 | – | 754 | #216 |
| 1935 | 14 | #1,982 | 744 | #227 |
| 1934 | 10 | #2,474 | 771 | #223 |
| 1933 | 5 | #3,902 | 710 | #229 |
| 1932 | 6 | #3,560 | 704 | #229 |
| 1931 | 5 | #4,042 | 696 | #230 |
| 1930 | 0 | – | 707 | #229 |
| 1929 | 8 | #3,108 | 707 | #225 |
| 1928 | 7 | #3,524 | 709 | #234 |
| 1927 | 0 | – | 729 | #240 |
| 1926 | 0 | – | 664 | #256 |
| 1925 | 5 | #4,556 | 741 | #242 |
| 1924 | 7 | #3,668 | 751 | #243 |
| 1923 | 0 | – | 699 | #246 |
| 1922 | 0 | – | 684 | #250 |
| 1921 | 5 | #4,653 | 708 | #250 |
| 1920 | 0 | – | 764 | #235 |
| 1919 | 0 | – | 751 | #226 |
| 1918 | 0 | – | 656 | #251 |
| 1917 | 0 | – | 634 | #246 |
| 1916 | 0 | – | 649 | #244 |
| 1915 | 0 | – | 571 | #247 |
| 1914 | 5 | #3,494 | 472 | #245 |
| 1913 | 0 | – | 471 | #219 |
| 1912 | 0 | – | 416 | #221 |
| 1911 | 0 | – | 317 | #224 |
| 1910 | 0 | – | 377 | #182 |
| 1909 | 0 | – | 301 | #193 |
| 1908 | 0 | – | 284 | #196 |
| 1907 | 0 | – | 295 | #185 |
| 1906 | 0 | – | 265 | #187 |
| 1905 | 0 | – | 306 | #171 |
| 1904 | 0 | – | 272 | #179 |
| 1903 | 0 | – | 260 | #179 |
| 1902 | 0 | – | 262 | #176 |
| 1901 | 0 | – | 278 | #163 |
| 1900 | 0 | – | 330 | #167 |
| 1899 | 0 | – | 224 | #186 |
| 1898 | 0 | – | 235 | #191 |
| 1897 | 0 | – | 247 | #174 |
| 1896 | 0 | – | 223 | #184 |
| 1895 | 0 | – | 220 | #180 |
| 1894 | 0 | – | 246 | #165 |
| 1893 | 0 | – | 211 | #175 |
| 1892 | 0 | – | 242 | #159 |
| 1891 | 0 | – | 204 | #164 |
| 1890 | 0 | – | 220 | #162 |
| 1889 | 0 | – | 226 | #148 |
| 1888 | 0 | – | 206 | #154 |
| 1887 | 0 | – | 155 | #158 |
| 1886 | 0 | – | 149 | #158 |
| 1885 | 0 | – | 155 | #147 |
| 1884 | 0 | – | 122 | #160 |
| 1883 | 0 | – | 135 | #144 |
| 1882 | 0 | – | 134 | #134 |
| 1881 | 0 | – | 113 | #139 |
| 1880 | 0 | – | 96 | #146 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Janie reached #1,982 in 1935. As a girl name, it reached #134 in 1882. 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 Janie
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.