How Many People Are Named Jannie?
An estimated 4,928 people in the United States have the first name Jannie. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 66 years old, and Jannie peaked in popularity in 1924 with 281 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Jannie 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 Jannie paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- With an average bearer age of 66, Jannie is a vintage name most associated with earlier generations. Most living bearers were born before 1970.
Estimated Living Americans
4,928
About 1 in 69,552 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
99.8% confidence
Average Age
66
years old
Peak Year
1924
281 births
Total Registered
14,847
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Jannie
Jannie is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 14,847 total births registered, 99.8% were female.
Jannie as a male name
Ranked #3,342 in 1938
6 male births in 1938
Peak: 1928 (7 births)
Jannie as a female name
Ranked #11,546 in 2021
8 female births in 2021
Peak: 1924 (281 births)
Jannie: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Jannie span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 15 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1940s, when 2,540 babies were registered. Jannie has declined significantly from its peak in the 1940s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Jannie by Decade
How has Jannie 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.
Jannie by State
Birth registrations for Jannie span all 23 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama. The lowest are in West Virginia, Maryland, Ohio. On average, about 461 Jannies were registered per state.
Jannie + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Jannie as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Jannie
Other first names starting with J with a similar number of bearers.
Jannie: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Jannie?
We estimate approximately 4,928 people named Jannie 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 69,552 Americans share this first name.
Is Jannie a common name?
Jannie is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 96.5% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 14,847 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Jannie most popular?
Jannie reached peak popularity in 1924, when 281 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Jannie is approximately 66 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Jannie a female name?
Jannie is predominantly female. 99.8% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Jannie Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Jannie Smith, Jannie Johnson, Jannie 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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