Janie
A pet form of Jane, which came through Old French Jehanne from the Latin Johanna. Behind it stands the Hebrew Yochanan, meaning Yahweh is gracious.
Janie in 2025
Janie was given to 168 babies in the United States in 2025, making it the 2,491st most popular name of the year. That is roughly one in every 19,734 babies born.
The history of Janie
Janie reached its highest point in 1947, when 1,853 babies were given the name, ranking 311th that year. Its best-ever ranking was 225th, in 1889.
Across the 146 years of records since 1880, 75,874 babies have been named Janie. Half of them were born before 1948, which places the name's centre of gravity with the Baby Boomers.
Janie by decade
| Decade | Babies named Janie | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 1,491 | 225 |
| 1890s | 2,272 | 241 |
| 1900s | 2,853 | 233 |
| 1910s | 5,319 | 273 |
| 1920s | 7,188 | 421 |
| 1930s | 7,382 | 395 |
| 1940s | 13,170 | 302 |
| 1950s | 14,638 | 319 |
| 1960s | 7,576 | 514 |
| 1970s | 3,855 | 795 |
| 1980s | 3,101 | 986 |
| 1990s | 2,637 | 1,215 |
| 2000s | 2,062 | 1,671 |
| 2010s | 1,494 | 2,482 |
| 2020s | 836 | 2,491 |
Where Janie is heading
Janie has held roughly steady over the past decade, from 170 babies in 2015 to 168 in 2025.
Names like Janie
Names that rose and fell at the same time as Janie.