How Many People Are Named Janey?
An estimated 3,500 people in the United States have the first name Janey. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 46 years old, and Janey peaked in popularity in 1947 with 108 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Janey 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 Janey paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
3,500
About 1 in 97,930 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
46
years old
Peak Year
1947
108 births
Total Registered
4,999
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Janey
Janey is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 4,999 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Janey as a female name
Ranked #3,990 in 2024
37 female births in 2024
Peak: 1947 (108 births)
Janey: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Janey span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 15 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1950s, when 853 babies were registered. Janey has declined significantly from its peak in the 1950s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Janey by Decade
How has Janey 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.
Janey by State
Birth registrations for Janey span all 20 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, California, Tennessee. The lowest are in Washington, Florida, Arizona. On average, about 65 Janeys were registered per state.
Janey + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Janey as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Janey
Other first names starting with J with a similar number of bearers.
Janey: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Janey?
We estimate approximately 3,500 people named Janey 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 97,930 Americans share this first name.
Is Janey a common name?
Janey is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 95.6% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 4,999 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Janey most popular?
Janey reached peak popularity in 1947, when 108 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Janey is approximately 46 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Janey a female name?
Janey is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Janey Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Janey Smith, Janey Johnson, Janey 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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