How Many People Are Named Janie?
An estimated 37,118 people in the United States have the first name Janie. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 59 years old, and Janie peaked in popularity in 1947 with 1,853 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Janie 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 Janie paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- While Janie is overwhelmingly female, 276 male births have been registered with this name since 1880.
- Janie has fallen dramatically from its peak in the 1950s. Recent registrations are less than 5% of what they were at the name's height.
Estimated Living Americans
37,118
About 1 in 9,234 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Uncommon
Predicted Gender
Female
99.6% confidence
Average Age
59
years old
Peak Year
1947
1,853 births
Total Registered
75,704
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Janie
Janie is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 75,704 total births registered, 99.6% were female.
Janie as a male name
Ranked #8,438 in 1989
5 male births in 1989
Peak: 1935 (14 births)
Janie as a female name
Ranked #1,541 in 2024
138 female births in 2024
Peak: 1947 (1,845 births)
Janie: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Janie span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 15 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1950s, when 14,638 babies were registered. Janie has declined significantly from its peak in the 1950s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Janie by Decade
How has Janie 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.
| Decade | Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 1,491 | 0 | 1,491 | |
| 1890s | 2,272 | 0 | 2,272 | |
| 1900s | 2,853 | 0 | 2,853 | |
| 1910s | 5,319 | 5 | 5,314 | |
| 1920s | 7,188 | 32 | 7,156 | |
| 1930s | 7,382 | 54 | 7,328 | |
| 1940s | 13,170 | 51 | 13,119 | |
| 1950s | 14,638 | 23 | 14,615 | |
| 1960s | 7,576 | 44 | 7,532 | |
| 1970s | 3,855 | 45 | 3,810 | |
| 1980s | 3,101 | 22 | 3,079 | |
| 1990s | 2,637 | 0 | 2,637 | |
| 2000s | 2,062 | 0 | 2,062 | |
| 2010s | 1,494 | 0 | 1,494 | |
| 2020s | 666 | 0 | 666 | |
Janie by State
Birth registrations for Janie span all 44 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, South Carolina, North Carolina. The lowest are in South Dakota, Maine, Wyoming. On average, about 1,463 Janies were registered per state.
Janie + Last Name Combinations
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Janie: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Janie?
We estimate approximately 37,118 people named Janie 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 9,234 Americans share this first name.
Is Janie a common name?
Janie is classified as "Uncommon" and is more popular than 99% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 75,704 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Janie most popular?
Janie reached peak popularity in 1947, when 1,853 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Janie is approximately 59 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Janie a female name?
Janie is predominantly female. 99.6% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Janie Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Janie Smith, Janie Johnson, Janie 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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