How Many People Are Named Janney?
An estimated 997 people in the United States have the first name Janney. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 9 years old, and Janney peaked in popularity in 2013 with 224 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Janney 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 Janney paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
997
About 1 in 343,786 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
9
years old
Peak Year
2013
224 births
Total Registered
1,006
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Janney
Janney is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 1,006 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Janney as a female name
Ranked #3,903 in 2024
38 female births in 2024
Peak: 2013 (224 births)
Janney: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Janney span from the 1940s to the 2020s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 668 babies were registered. While Janney is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Janney by Decade
How has Janney 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.
Janney by State
Birth registrations for Janney span all 10 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, Illinois. The lowest are in Washington, New York, Nevada. On average, about 66 Janneys were registered per state.
Janney + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Janney as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Janney: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Janney?
We estimate approximately 997 people named Janney 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 343,786 Americans share this first name.
Is Janney a common name?
Janney is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 90.1% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,006 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Janney most popular?
Janney reached peak popularity in 2013, when 224 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Janney is approximately 9 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Janney a female name?
Janney is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Janney Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Janney Smith, Janney Johnson, Janney 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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