Jannie
A diminutive of Jan, the Dutch and Afrikaans form of John, and used in English as a pet form of Jane. The source name is the Hebrew Yohanan.
Jannie in 2025
Jannie was given to 10 babies in the United States in 2025, making it the 16,519th most popular name of the year. That is roughly one in every 331,534 babies born.
The history of Jannie
Jannie reached its highest point in 1924, when 281 babies were given the name, ranking 760th that year. Its best-ever ranking was 511th, in 1910.
Across the 146 years of records since 1880, 14,857 babies have been named Jannie. Half of them were born before 1936, which places the name's centre of gravity with the Silent Generation.
Jannie by decade
| Decade | Babies named Jannie | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 257 | 599 |
| 1890s | 547 | 546 |
| 1900s | 879 | 512 |
| 1910s | 1,800 | 511 |
| 1920s | 2,495 | 757 |
| 1930s | 2,109 | 770 |
| 1940s | 2,540 | 790 |
| 1950s | 2,017 | 921 |
| 1960s | 901 | 1,536 |
| 1970s | 421 | 2,782 |
| 1980s | 337 | 4,006 |
| 1990s | 231 | 5,530 |
| 2000s | 184 | 6,952 |
| 2010s | 110 | 12,081 |
| 2020s | 29 | 15,412 |
Where Jannie is heading
Jannie has risen 43% over the past decade, from 7 babies in 2015 to 10 in 2025.
That is less than 5% of its 1924 peak — Jannie is now a rare name in the United States.
Names like Jannie
Names that rose and fell at the same time as Jannie.