Janey
Pet form of Jane, the English feminine counterpart of John, which goes back through the French Jehanne to the Hebrew Yochanan, Yahweh is gracious.
Janey in 2025
Janey was given to 44 babies in the United States in 2025, making it the 6,148th most popular name of the year. That is roughly one in every 75,349 babies born.
The history of Janey
Janey reached its highest point in 1947, when 108 babies were given the name, ranking 1,459th that year. Its best-ever ranking was 1,393rd, in 1945.
Across the 142 years of records since 1884, 5,044 babies have been named Janey. Half of them were born before 1962, which places the name's centre of gravity with the Baby Boomers.
Janey by decade
| Decade | Babies named Janey | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 14 | 1,414 |
| 1890s | 18 | 2,033 |
| 1900s | 24 | 2,439 |
| 1910s | 149 | 2,733 |
| 1920s | 237 | 2,500 |
| 1930s | 292 | 1,991 |
| 1940s | 736 | 1,393 |
| 1950s | 853 | 1,597 |
| 1960s | 538 | 2,040 |
| 1970s | 364 | 3,122 |
| 1980s | 384 | 3,246 |
| 1990s | 434 | 3,605 |
| 2000s | 423 | 5,204 |
| 2010s | 359 | 5,525 |
| 2020s | 219 | 6,148 |
Where Janey is heading
Janey has risen 26% over the past decade, from 35 babies in 2015 to 44 in 2025.
Names like Janey
Names that rose and fell at the same time as Janey.