Janae
An American extension of Jana or Jane with an added ending. Both are feminine forms of John, from the Hebrew Yochanan, meaning Yahweh is gracious.
Janae in 2025
Janae was given to 122 babies in the United States in 2025, making it the 3,098th most popular name of the year. That is roughly one in every 27,175 babies born.
The history of Janae
Janae reached its highest point in 2000, when 589 babies were given the name, ranking 888th that year. Its best-ever ranking was 880th, in 1994.
Across the 87 years of records since 1939, 18,058 babies have been named Janae. Half of them were born before 1999, which places the name's centre of gravity with Generation Z.
Janae by decade
| Decade | Babies named Janae | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 6 | 6,504 |
| 1940s | 14 | 6,293 |
| 1950s | 157 | 3,556 |
| 1960s | 372 | 2,557 |
| 1970s | 1,116 | 1,286 |
| 1980s | 2,847 | 907 |
| 1990s | 5,019 | 880 |
| 2000s | 4,675 | 888 |
| 2010s | 2,876 | 1,299 |
| 2020s | 976 | 2,312 |
Where Janae is heading
Janae has fallen 55% over the past decade, from 269 babies in 2015 to 122 in 2025.
Names like Janae
Names that rose and fell at the same time as Janae.