How Many People Are Named Janie Rider?

There are approximately 2 people named Janie Rider living in the United States today. That makes this name combination very rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 171,377,169 Americans.

This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Janie with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Rider. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and Census background data where it is available.

Estimated People with This Name

1 in 171,377,169 Americans

Combination Rarity

Very Rare

Very Rare Very Common

First Name

Janie

Last Name

Rider

Janie: Popularity Over Time

Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Janie. The peak year was 1947 with 1,853 births. The average person named Janie today is 59 years old.

Male

Female

Ancestry of the First Name Janie

In the 2020 Census, the first name Janie was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White (60.16%). The next largest recorded groups were Hispanic (18.88%) and Black (15.27%).

These percentages describe the people who had the first name Janie in the 2020 Census. They do not tell you the deeper origin or meaning of the name itself.

Read this as a snapshot of who already had the name in 2020, not as a trend line. The SSA chart above is still the better way to see how Janie rose or fell over time.

White

60.16%

Black

15.27%

Hispanic

18.88%

Asian/Pacific Islander

2.35%

American Indian/Alaska Native

0.82%

Two or More Races

2.52%

Ancestry of the Rider Surname

The surname Rider was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White in the 2020 Census.

This is a self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people who had the surname Rider in the published Census surname tables. It gives useful context around who was recorded with the name, but it does not tell the full family history of every Boone line.

White

85.92%

Black

4.00%

Hispanic

3.11%

Asian/Pacific Islander

0.77%

American Indian/Alaska Native

1.80%

Two or More Races

4.42%

How we calculated this

The first name "Janie" has an estimated frequency of 0.0108% among living Americans, based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024 adjusted for mortality using CDC 2023 life tables.

The surname "Rider" appears at a rate of 5.27 per 100,000 people in the 2020 U.S. Census.

We do not use the Census first-name snapshot for the main estimate because it is only published once every 10 years. The latest public first-name Census file is from 2020, which is already 6 years old. SSA birth records plus CDC survival data give a better current estimate of how many people with the first name Janie are likely to be alive now.

Multiplying these frequencies against the U.S. population of ~343 million gives 2 estimated people. This assumes first names and last names are statistically independent. Full methodology.

Other people named Janie

Janie Smith Janie Johnson Janie Williams Janie Jones Janie Brown Janie Garcia

Other people with the surname Rider

Michael Rider James Rider John Rider David Rider Robert Rider William Rider Gary Rider Christian Rider

Janie Rider: Questions and Answers

How many people are named Janie Rider?

We estimate approximately 2 people named Janie Rider are alive in the United States today. The first name Janie is shared by 37,118 Americans, and the surname Rider is shared by 18,077.

How rare is the name Janie Rider?

This name combination is classified as Very Rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 171,377,169 Americans. The first name Janie is uncommon and the surname Rider is uncommon.

Is Janie a male or female name?

Janie is predominantly female, with 0.4% of bearers being male and 99.6% female. It peaked in popularity in 1947 and the average bearer today is 59 years old.

What does the Census say about the first name Janie?

In the 2020 Census, the first name Janie was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White (60.16%). The next largest recorded groups were Hispanic (18.88%) and Black (15.27%). These percentages describe the people who had the name in the 2020 Census, not the deeper origin of the name itself.

Where does this data come from?

First name data comes from the Social Security Administration (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables. When available, first-name Census background data comes from the 2020 U.S. Census Bureau first-name tables. Surname data comes from the 2020 U.S. Census Bureau. Full methodology.

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