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Girl name

Janey

/ˈdʒeɪni/ · 100% girls · 44 born in 2025

Janey has been given to about 5,044 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1947, which makes it a midcentury name.

Meaning
Origin
Syllables2
Pronunciation/ˈdʒeɪni/
Nicknames
Living in the US≈ 4,051
Median age today53 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Janey per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1947 · 108
  • Born in 202544
  • All time5,044

How popular is Janey?

Its best year was 1947, when 108 babies were given the name, ranking 844th. The typical living American called Janey is about 53 years old today. It is relatively most common in California, where it accounts for 0.00% of births.

Names that sound like Janey

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Laney0.85
  2. Jamey0.85
  3. Jacey0.85
  4. Janet0.75
  5. Jane0.75
  6. Janel0.75
  7. Janell0.72
  8. Casey0.70

Middle names for Janey

Ranked by flow score
  1. Janey Anne0.81
  2. Janey Catherine0.78
  3. Janey Rose0.77
  4. Janey Marie0.77
  5. Janey Grace0.77
  6. Janey Eve0.77

Sibling names for Janey

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Margosister · 0.86
  2. Laurelsister · 0.86
  3. Rudybrother · 0.85
  4. Santosbrother · 0.84
  5. Gwensister · 0.84
  6. Barronbrother · 0.84

Where Janey is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. California0.00%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Janey Anderson0.77
  2. Janey White0.72
  3. Janey Nguyen0.72
  4. Janey Moore0.72
  5. Janey Hill0.72
  6. Janey Hall0.72

How to read these numbers

Every score on this page is explained
  1. Phonetic similarity0–1
  2. Middle-name flow0–1
  3. Sibling fit0–1
  4. Living population estimatemethod
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Sources for Janey

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. England & Wales1996–2025
  3. Scotland1974–2020
  4. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Janey across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.