How Many People Are Named Janae?
An estimated 17,292 people in the United States have the first name Janae. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 28 years old, and Janae peaked in popularity in 2000 with 589 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Janae as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Janae paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
17,292
About 1 in 19,822 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Uncommon
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
28
years old
Peak Year
2000
589 births
Total Registered
17,934
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Janae
Janae is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 17,934 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Janae as a male name
Ranked #7,371 in 1989
6 male births in 1989
Peak: 1989 (6 births)
Janae as a female name
Ranked #1,408 in 2024
158 female births in 2024
Peak: 2000 (589 births)
Janae: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Janae span from the 1930s to the 2020s, covering 10 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 5,019 babies were registered. Janae has declined significantly from its peak in the 1990s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Janae by Decade
How has Janae tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Janae by State
Birth registrations for Janae span all 43 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, Florida. The lowest are in Wyoming, Hawaii, Montana. On average, about 350 Janaes were registered per state.
Janae + Last Name Combinations
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Janae: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Janae?
We estimate approximately 17,292 people named Janae are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 19,822 Americans share this first name.
Is Janae a common name?
Janae is classified as "Uncommon" and is more popular than 98.3% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 17,934 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Janae most popular?
Janae reached peak popularity in 2000, when 589 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Janae is approximately 28 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Janae a female name?
Janae is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Janae Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Janae Smith, Janae Johnson, Janae Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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