How Many People Are Named Janai?
An estimated 3,067 people in the United States have the first name Janai. It is predominantly female (97.2%). The average bearer is 23 years old, and Janai peaked in popularity in 2006 with 118 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Janai 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 Janai paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- While Janai is overwhelmingly female, 88 male births have been registered with this name since 1880.
Estimated Living Americans
3,067
About 1 in 111,756 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
97.2% confidence
Average Age
23
years old
Peak Year
2006
118 births
Total Registered
3,145
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Janai
Janai is predominantly female (97.2%), though 88 male births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Janai as a male name
Ranked #12,956 in 2019
5 male births in 2019
Peak: 2003 (11 births)
Janai as a female name
Ranked #2,934 in 2024
56 female births in 2024
Peak: 2006 (113 births)
Janai: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Janai span from the 1960s to the 2020s, covering 7 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 954 babies were registered. Janai has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Janai by Decade
How has Janai 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.
Janai by State
Birth registrations for Janai span all 18 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, New York, Florida. The lowest are in South Carolina, Massachusetts, Tennessee. On average, about 76 Janais were registered per state.
Janai + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Janai as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Janai
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Janai: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Janai?
We estimate approximately 3,067 people named Janai 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 111,756 Americans share this first name.
Is Janai a common name?
Janai is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 95.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 3,145 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Janai most popular?
Janai reached peak popularity in 2006, when 118 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Janai is approximately 23 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Janai a female name?
Janai is predominantly female. 97.2% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Janai Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Janai Smith, Janai Johnson, Janai 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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