Janie
#1,326 for girls in 2025, 168 births · Last seen for boys in 1989 at #7,905
Given to girls 99.6% of the time
- Peak · girls
- 1882 · 134 births
- Debut · girls
- 96 births
- In top 100 · girls
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 75,598since 1880
Janie over time
Rank among girls' names. Janie has never cracked the top 100 here.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #1,326 | 168 | — | |
| 2024 | #1,536 | 139 | — | |
| 2023 | #1,544 | 138 | — | |
| 2022 | #1,456 | 152 | — | |
| 2021 | #1,630 | 128 | — | |
| 2020 | #1,781 | 111 | — | |
| 2019 | #1,528 | 141 | — | |
| 2018 | #1,677 | 124 | — | |
| 2017 | #1,636 | 132 | — | |
| 2016 | #1,456 | 158 | — | |
| 2015 | #1,388 | 170 | — | |
| 2014 | #1,391 | 165 | — | |
| 2013 | #1,496 | 148 | — | |
| 2012 | #1,408 | 163 | — | |
| 2011 | #1,577 | 138 | — | |
| 2010 | #1,456 | 155 | — | |
| 2009 | #1,228 | 203 | — | |
| 2008 | #1,250 | 201 | — | |
| 2007 | #1,402 | 170 | — | |
| 2006 | #1,281 | 186 | — | |
| 2005 | #1,054 | 226 | — | |
| 2004 | #1,038 | 223 | — | |
| 2003 | #1,126 | 195 | — | |
| 2002 | #946 | 236 | — | |
| 2001 | #1,001 | 214 | — | |
| 2000 | #1,014 | 208 | — | |
| 1999 | #991 | 207 | — | |
| 1998 | #971 | 210 | — | |
| 1997 | #858 | 238 | — | |
| 1996 | #862 | 231 | — | |
| 1995 | #800 | 248 | — | |
| 1994 | #730 | 285 | — | |
| 1993 | #762 | 270 | — | |
| 1992 | #710 | 304 | — | |
| 1991 | #671 | 321 | — | |
| 1990 | #667 | 323 | — | |
| 1989 | #688 | 294 | #7,905 | 5 |
| 1988 | #626 | 317 | — | |
| 1987 | #689 | 268 | #5,459 | 7 |
| 1986 | #624 | 297 | — | |
| 1985 | #626 | 299 | — | |
| 1984 | #589 | 306 | — | |
| 1983 | #579 | 309 | — | |
| 1982 | #550 | 335 | #3,966 | 10 |
| 1981 | #550 | 338 | — | |
| 1980 | #583 | 316 | — | |
| 1979 | #558 | 330 | — | |
| 1978 | #569 | 303 | — | |
| 1977 | #521 | 353 | — | |
| 1976 | #498 | 360 | #3,724 | 9 |
| 1975 | #509 | 351 | #4,797 | 6 |
| 1974 | #497 | 354 | #3,837 | 8 |
| 1973 | #468 | 389 | #5,101 | 5 |
| 1972 | #435 | 441 | #4,441 | 6 |
| 1971 | #452 | 454 | #4,907 | 5 |
| 1970 | #456 | 475 | #4,230 | 6 |
| 1969 | #432 | 498 | #3,935 | 6 |
| 1968 | #429 | 490 | — | |
| 1967 | #390 | 554 | — | |
| 1966 | #372 | 595 | #2,986 | 8 |
| 1965 | #365 | 620 | — | |
| 1964 | #347 | 752 | #3,601 | 6 |
| 1963 | #301 | 940 | — | |
| 1962 | #299 | 952 | #3,305 | 7 |
| 1961 | #284 | 1,049 | #3,652 | 6 |
| 1960 | #274 | 1,082 | #2,535 | 11 |
| 1959 | #262 | 1,128 | — | |
| 1958 | #246 | 1,215 | — | |
| 1957 | #235 | 1,304 | #3,024 | 8 |
| 1956 | #215 | 1,410 | — | |
| 1955 | #209 | 1,483 | #3,886 | 5 |
| 1954 | #205 | 1,492 | — | |
| 1953 | #197 | 1,578 | #3,798 | 5 |
| 1952 | #189 | 1,569 | #3,734 | 5 |
| 1951 | #176 | 1,707 | — | |
| 1950 | #164 | 1,729 | — | |
| 1949 | #165 | 1,737 | — | |
| 1948 | #176 | 1,579 | #2,788 | 8 |
| 1947 | #161 | 1,845 | #2,862 | 8 |
| 1946 | #158 | 1,704 | — | |
| 1945 | #159 | 1,469 | #2,574 | 8 |
| 1944 | #186 | 1,163 | #3,109 | 6 |
| 1943 | #198 | 1,065 | — | |
| 1942 | #212 | 949 | #2,042 | 13 |
| 1941 | #217 | 797 | — | |
| 1940 | #213 | 811 | #2,671 | 8 |
| 1939 | #222 | 758 | — | |
| 1938 | #218 | 778 | #2,868 | 7 |
| 1937 | #230 | 706 | #2,905 | 7 |
| 1936 | #216 | 754 | — | |
| 1935 | #227 | 744 | #1,837 | 15 |
| 1934 | #223 | 771 | #2,563 | 9 |
| 1933 | #229 | 710 | #3,642 | 5 |
| 1932 | #229 | 704 | #3,361 | 6 |
| 1931 | #230 | 696 | #3,763 | 5 |
| 1930 | #229 | 707 | — | |
| 1929 | #225 | 707 | #2,980 | 8 |
| 1928 | #234 | 709 | #3,357 | 7 |
| 1927 | #240 | 729 | — | |
| 1926 | #256 | 664 | — | |
| 1925 | #241 | 741 | #4,197 | 5 |
| 1924 | #243 | 751 | #3,505 | 7 |
| 1923 | #246 | 699 | — | |
| 1922 | #250 | 684 | — | |
| 1921 | #250 | 708 | #4,322 | 5 |
| 1920 | #235 | 764 | — | |
| 1919 | #226 | 751 | — | |
| 1918 | #251 | 656 | — | |
| 1917 | #246 | 634 | — | |
| 1916 | #244 | 649 | — | |
| 1915 | #247 | 571 | — | |
| 1914 | #244 | 472 | #3,264 | 5 |
| 1913 | #218 | 471 | — | |
| 1912 | #221 | 416 | — | |
| 1911 | #224 | 317 | — | |
| 1910 | #181 | 377 | — | |
| 1909 | #193 | 301 | — | |
| 1908 | #196 | 284 | — | |
| 1907 | #185 | 295 | — | |
| 1906 | #187 | 265 | — | |
| 1905 | #171 | 306 | — | |
| 1904 | #178 | 272 | — | |
| 1903 | #179 | 260 | — | |
| 1902 | #176 | 262 | — | |
| 1901 | #163 | 278 | — | |
| 1900 | #167 | 330 | — | |
| 1899 | #186 | 224 | — | |
| 1898 | #190 | 235 | — | |
| 1897 | #174 | 247 | — | |
| 1896 | #184 | 223 | — | |
| 1895 | #179 | 220 | — | |
| 1894 | #165 | 246 | — | |
| 1893 | #175 | 211 | — | |
| 1892 | #159 | 242 | — | |
| 1891 | #164 | 204 | — | |
| 1890 | #161 | 220 | — | |
| 1889 | #147 | 226 | — | |
| 1888 | #153 | 206 | — | |
| 1887 | #157 | 155 | — | |
| 1886 | #157 | 149 | — | |
| 1885 | #144 | 155 | — | |
| 1884 | #159 | 122 | — | |
| 1883 | #142 | 135 | — | |
| 1882 | #133 | 134 | — | |
| 1881 | #139 | 113 | — | |
| 1880 | #146 | 96 | — | |
In the first year the SSA published name data, Janie was already there! It came in at #146, and was given to 96 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1880–1884, when fewer than 140 girls a year got the name.
Where Janie is popular in 1929
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- South Carolina#51 · 1 in 206
- Georgia#99 · 1 in 390
- Texas#113 · 1 in 490
- Mississippi#116 · 1 in 448
- North Carolina#121 · 1 in 472
Best ever in a state: #36 in South Carolina, 1910.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Carolina | #51 | 94 | 1 in 206 |
| Georgia | #99 | 77 | 1 in 390 |
| Texas | #113 | 123 | 1 in 490 |
| Mississippi | #116 | 48 | 1 in 448 |
| North Carolina | #121 | 76 | 1 in 472 |
| Alabama | #125 | 57 | 1 in 527 |
| Virginia | #142 | 36 | 1 in 660 |
| Louisiana | #161 | 31 | 1 in 691 |
| Florida | #166 | 17 | 1 in 722 |
| Tennessee | #172 | 30 | 1 in 858 |
| Arkansas | #228 | 15 | 1 in 1,217 |
| Kentucky | #241 | 17 | 1 in 1,556 |
| Oklahoma | #294 | 12 | 1 in 1,900 |
| West Virginia | #315 | 7 | 1 in 2,595 |
| Missouri | #330 | 9 | 1 in 3,074 |
| Pennsylvania | #490 | 8 | 1 in 10,366 |
| Michigan | #498 | 5 | 1 in 8,407 |
| Ohio | #560 | 5 | 1 in 10,276 |
| California | #600 | 5 | 1 in 7,146 |
| New York | #701 | 5 | 1 in 19,321 |
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Janie
- 210 spots since 2024 (#1,536 → #1,326)
- 455 spots since 2020 (#1,781 → #1,326)
- 62 spots since 2015 (#1,388 → #1,326)
- Biggest jump: 63 spots in 1988 (#689 → #626)
- Biggest drop: 180 spots in 2003 (#946 → #1,126)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1882 at #133 (134 births)
- Not yet halved from its peak
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 121 yrs · run 1880–1999
- Highest: 1 in 789 girls born in 1889 were named Janie (0.13%)
- Latest: 1 in 9,567 girls born in 2025 (0.01%)
- Its best rank, #133 in 1882, was only 1 in 805 (0.12%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
- 19.3% of all girls named Janie (14,615) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 1,491 | #133 (1882) | #148 |
| 1890s | 2,272 | #159 (1892) | #174 |
| 1900s | 2,853 | #163 (1901) | #180 |
| 1910s | 5,314 | #181 (1910) | #230 |
| 1920s | 7,156 | #225 (1929) | #242 |
| 1930s | 7,328 | #216 (1936) | #225 |
| 1940s | 13,119 | #158 (1946) | #185 |
| 1950s | 14,615 | #164 (1950) | #210 |
| 1960s | 7,532 | #274 (1960) | #349 |
| 1970s | 3,810 | #435 (1972) | #496 |
| 1980s | 3,079 | #550 (1981) | #610 |
| 1990s | 2,637 | #667 (1990) | #802 |
| 2000s | 2,062 | #946 (2002) | #1,134 |
| 2010s | 1,494 | #1,388 (2015) | #1,501 |
| 2020s | 836 | #1,326 (2025) | #1,546 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Janie in 1929
Top girls' names in 1929
Top boys' names in 1929
More about 1929
girls
1,116,561 girls got a published name in 1929; 1 in 1,579 of them was named Janie, which outranked 95.7% of the 5,277 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 22.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,075,615 boys got a published name in 1929; 1 in 134,452 of them was named Janie, which outranked 34.4% of the 4,545 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.5% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
- #2,766Woodard9
- #2,766Zebedee9
- #2,766Zenon9
- #2,980Janie8
- #2,980Abbie8
- #2,980Abbott8
- #2,980Abran8
- #3,247Abelino7
- #3,247Adelmo7
- #3,247Admiral7
Tied with 266 names at #2,980; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.