How Many People Are Named Janaye?
An estimated 928 people in the United States have the first name Janaye. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 27 years old, and Janaye peaked in popularity in 1990 with 48 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Janaye 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 Janaye paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
928
About 1 in 369,347 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
27
years old
Peak Year
1990
48 births
Total Registered
955
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Janaye
Janaye is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 955 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Janaye as a female name
Ranked #14,307 in 2022
6 female births in 2022
Peak: 1990 (48 births)
Janaye: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Janaye span from the 1970s to the 2020s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 365 babies were registered. Janaye has declined significantly from its peak in the 1990s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Janaye by Decade
How has Janaye 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.
Janaye by State
Birth registrations for Janaye span all 4 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, New York, Florida. The lowest are in Texas, Florida, New York. On average, about 30 Janayes were registered per state.
Janaye + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Janaye as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Janaye: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Janaye?
We estimate approximately 928 people named Janaye 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 369,347 Americans share this first name.
Is Janaye a common name?
Janaye is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 89.6% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 955 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Janaye most popular?
Janaye reached peak popularity in 1990, when 48 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Janaye is approximately 27 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Janaye a female name?
Janaye is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Janaye Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Janaye Smith, Janaye Johnson, Janaye 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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